Table 2 Frequency of fecal problems among 108 HSP subjects compared to 46,293 controls
From: Gastrointestinal and urinary complaints in adults with hereditary spastic paraparesis
Symptom | Sample | |
|---|---|---|
HSP | Controls | |
Uncontrollable flatulence | ||
Weekly | 31.4%** | 13.5% |
Daily | 16.2%** | 5.2% |
Stool leakage/faecal incontinence | ||
Weekly | 8.7%** | 2.5% |
Daily | 2.9%** | 0.5% |
Fecal incontinence affects daily life | ||
Weekly | 17.5% | 16.9% |
Daily | 7% | 9.1% |
Inability to hold back stool 15 min after first feeling urge to evacuate bowels** | 38.5%**,a | 13.9% |