Editing Fecal incontinence (section)

=== Diarrhea ===
Liquid stool is more difficult to control than formed, solid stool. Hence, FI can be exacerbated by diarrhea.<ref name="NICE guidelines" /> Some consider diarrhea to be the most common aggravating factor.<ref name="ASCRS textbook" /> Where diarrhea is caused by temporary problems such as mild infections or food reactions, incontinence tends to be short-lived. Chronic conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome or [[Crohn's disease]], can cause severe diarrhea lasting for weeks or months. Diseases, drugs, and indigestible dietary fats that interfere with the [[intestine]]al absorption may cause [[steatorrhea]] (oily rectal discharge & fatty diarrhea) and degrees of FI. Respective examples include [[cystic fibrosis]], [[orlistat]], and [[olestra]]. [[Postcholecystectomy syndrome|Postcholecystectomy diarrhea]] is diarrhea that occurs following gall bladder removal, due to excess [[bile acid]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Sadowski DC, Camilleri M, Chey WD, Leontiadis GI, Marshall JK, Shaffer EA, Tse F, Walters JR | display-authors = 6 | title = Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Bile Acid Diarrhea | journal = Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | volume = 18 | issue = 1 | pages = 24–41.e1 | date = January 2020 | pmid = 31526844 | doi = 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.08.062 | doi-access = free | hdl = 10044/1/76745 | hdl-access = free }}</ref> Orlistat is an [[anti-obesity]] (weight loss) drug that blocks the absorption of fats. This may give side effects of FI, diarrhea, and steatorrhea.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kang JG, Park CY | title = Anti-Obesity Drugs: A Review about Their Effects and Safety | journal = Diabetes & Metabolism Journal | volume = 36 | issue = 1 | pages = 13–25 | date = February 2012 | pmid = 22363917 | pmc = 3283822 | doi = 10.4093/dmj.2012.36.1.13 }}</ref>