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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 Aug 1;37(2):634–641. doi: 10.1002/nau.23360

Table 3.

Exclusion criteria for Cases participating in SMM-CAPABLe

  1. Women with the same Exclusion Criteria as CAPABLe:
    1. Stool consistency over the last 3 months that includes items 1 or 7 based on the Bristol Stool form scale
    2. Current bloody diarrhea (loose, watery stools 3 or more times a day with blood)
    3. Current or past diagnosis of colorectal or anal malignancy
    4. Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
    5. Current or history of rectovaginal fistula or cloacal defect
    6. Rectal prolapse (mucosal or full thickness)
    7. Prior removal or diversion of any portion of colon or rectum
    8. Prior pelvic floor or abdominal radiation
    9. Refusal or inability to provide written consent
    10. Inability to conduct telephone interviews conducted in English or Spanish
    11. Fecal impaction by rectal and abdominal exam
    12. Untreated pelvic organ prolapse beyond the hymen; Patients with prolapse beyond the hymen who are currently using a pessary are eligible
    13. Incontinence only to flatus
    14. Has taken any loperamide (Imodium®) or diphenoxylate plus atropine (Lomotil®) in the last 30 days
    15. Previously received and failed treatment of fecal incontinence using loperamide (Imodium®) or diphenoxylate plus atropine (Lomotil®) over the last 3 months
    16. Current supervised anal sphincter exercise/pelvic floor muscle training with biofeedback
    17. Previously received and failed treatment of fecal incontinence using supervised anal sphincter exercise/pelvic floor muscle training with biofeedback
    18. Previous allergy or intolerance to loperamide
    19. Pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant before the end of the study follow-up period.
    20. Childbirth within the last 3 months
    21. Neurological disorders known to affect continence, including spinal cord injury, advanced multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease and debilitating stroke
    22. Known diagnosis of hepatic impairment
    23. Chronic abdominal pain in the absence of diarrhea
    24. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
    25. Currently taking anti-retroviral drugs
  2. Additional Exclusion Criteria for cases in SMM-CAPABLe:
    1. Women who have taken antibiotics within the last month
    2. Women with a history of being HIV positive
    3. Gastroenteritis within the last month