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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Dis Colon Rectum. 2006 Jun;49(6):841–851. doi: 10.1007/s10350-006-0535-0

Table 2.

Frequency of Fecal and Flatal Incontinence

Total No Incontinence Less Than Monthly Monthly More Than Weekly Daily
Fecal incontinence 2,106 1,595 (76) 395 (19)  71 (3)  41 (2)   4 (<1)
Flatal incontinence 2,101  609 (29) 707 (34) 292 (14) 307 (15) 186 (9)

Data are numbers with percentages in parentheses.

No incontinence = no reported incontinence in the past 12 months; Less than monthly = at least one incontinent episode per year but not monthly; Monthly = at least one incontinent episode per month but not weekly; Weekly = at least one incontinent episode per week but not daily.