Rectal Botox injection improved fecal incontinence and sense of urgency.

A randomized controlled trial showed that injecting botulinum toxin type A (Botox) into the rectum reduces fecal incontinence and urinary urgency. In a modified intention-to-treat analysis of approximately 200 patients, the average number of fecal incontinence and urgency episodes per day in the Botox group decreased from 1.9 at baseline to 0.8 at 3 months […]