What term describes the inability to control excretion of feces or urine?

• A. Incontinence
• B. Colitis
• C. Enteritis
• D. Cholesterol

Answer: (A)

Incontinence is the inability to control excretion of feces or urine. It can affect urine (urinary incontinence), stool (fecal incontinence), or both, often due to weakness or dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles, nerves, or sphincters. This term is used to describe a loss of voluntary control over these bodily functions, which differs from conditions involving inflammation of the colon or intestines (colitis or enteritis) or from the unrelated term cholesterol. So the correct term for the described inability to control excretion is incontinence.