Scientists of the Medical College of Georgia in the USA could show in a study with 33 people that fecal incontinence can be reduced with a special form of magnetic stimulation that is painless, non-invasive and targeted. Fecal incontinence affects mainly women with an average age of around 60 years. This could also help to explain why pregnancy and childbirth could be triggers for problems. However, a variety of other problems that lead to a lack of bowel control, such as back injuries, diabetes, and bladder and haemorrhoid surgery, also contribute to this problem. Fecal incontinence is triggered by nerve damage, which means that people with delayed or weakened nerve conduction are more prone to significant fecal incontinence problems. Nerves control muscles that are involved in the movement of the stool. Nerve dysfunctions in the anus (anus) and rectum (rectum) therefore lead to a malfunction of muscles. Muscle stimulation sessions once a week up to six times in a row already provide relief of symptoms. Interestingly, in a documented stimulation session with 23 women out of 33 participants, divided into three different groups of one, five and 15 hertz, the group that received the lowest frequency for more than one hour stood out. Only 15 minutes was scheduled for 15 Hertz radiofrequency stimulation. However, this was the least effective. Using two different methods of magnetic stimulation, it was shown that the single-hertz subjects with a 90% reduction in fecal incontinence could be treated most effectively. Afterwards, bowel movement was better felt and also held, which improved the quality of life of those affected. One-hertz stimulation then triggers normal reaction times during which nerves trigger muscles to act. Nerve dysfunction is the cause of the problem in 80 to 90 percent of all patients. Further studies with a larger number of participants must now clarify how long the benefit of magnetic stimulation in the low-frequency range will last.
