title: Colorectal and anal symptoms in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our aim was to determine the prevalence of colorectal and anal (CRA) symptoms in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse (UI/POP) in a predominantly Latina population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed charts of women seen in the urogynecology clinic for UI/POP for those who completed the colorectal anal distress inventory-8 (CRADI-8) on their first visit. A detailed history was taken independent of the questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two hundred sixty-five women completed the questionnaire; 94% were Latina; 89% completed the questionnaire in Spanish. Of the women, 88% indicated at least one CRA symptom: 60% reported needing to strain hard to have a bowel movement; 59% reported sensation of incomplete bowel emptying; 21% indicated incontinence of solid or liquid stool, and an additional 30% of women reported flatal incontinence only, for a total anal incontinence rate of 58%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CRA symptoms are highly prevalent among women with UI/POP who completed the CRADI-8 in a predominantly Latina patient population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Khanh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dancz
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nelken
authors.forename: Mayra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contreras
authors.forename: Begüm
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000208:ethnology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000208:ethnology*