Management of Fecal Incontinence: Etiology, Diagnostic Approach, and Conservative Therapy.

Background: Fecal incontinence is a common problem especially in the elderly resulting in a reduced quality of life.

Summary: The etiology of fecal incontinence is often multifactorial with little options for a causal therapy. The mechanisms causing incontinence can be detected by sophisticated methods in most of the patients.

Treatment of dyspeptic symptoms with YamatoGast. A non-interventional study of a registered traditional herbal Rikkunshito extract product from Japanese Kampo Medicine in routine practice in Germany.

Introduction: Dyspeptic symptoms belong to the most frequent reasons to seek medical advice and are a burden both for the individual affected and the healthcare system. In Japan, the traditional herbal Kampo prescription has proven benefit for this indication.

Methods: In a prospective, multicentre, non-interventional study (NIS), the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of a two-week treatment with the registered extract product was assessed in German patients with an acute episode of dyspeptic symptoms of functional origin under real-world conditions.