ArticleJournal of the anus, rectum and colon2021
A Retrospective Investigation on Electric Bidet Use as a Possible Cause of Anal Incontinence.
Article in Journal of the anus, rectum and colon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Comparison of the Fecal Incontinence Severity Scores between Self-administration by Patients and an Oral Interview by a Physician.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2024Article
- Bidet-toilet Use as a Cause of Anterior Aphtoid Ulcer in the Anorectum.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2023Article
- Bidet Toilet Use May Cause Anal Symptoms and Nosocomial Infection.Journal of the anus, rectum and colon · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study aimed to explore whether symptoms of anal incontinence (AI) in patients who used electric bidet toilets to clean the anus may improve after discontinuing bidet use.
methodsFifty-three patients with AI who habitually used the bidets before or after defecation and were examined between June 2019 and September 2020 were included in this retrospective study. Questionnaires on Likert-scaled items that assessed bidet use were administered at baseline. The sum of all points was regarded as the "bidet use score". The patients were instructed to discontinue bidets until subsequent examination. Incontinence severity was documented using the fecal incontinence severity index (FISI) score.
resultsFollow-up data were available for 49 patients (92%). Of those, 43 had fecal incontinence and 6 had only mucus discharge at baseline. The median duration between the baseline and follow-up was 4 weeks. The median FISI score was significantly reduced at the follow-up [baseline vs. follow-up: 15 (range: 3-43) vs. 10 (range: 0-43);
conclusionsOur findings suggest that electric bidet use is a possible cause of AI.
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