Dyssynergic Defecation

The purpose of this research is to better understand constipation and improve biofeedback treatments.

Biofeedback therapy is an effective treatment for the management of patients with dyssynergic defecation and constipation, urinary incontinence (UI), and fecal incontinence (FI). It is labor-intensive, costly, requires multiple office or hospital visits, is not easily available to the vast majority of patients in the community, and is not covered by many insurance companies. The purpose of this study is to 1. Evaluate home biofeedback therapy for patients with either constipation and dyssynergic defecation or urinary leakage or stool leakage by assessing the efficacy and safety of a wireless anorectal biofeedback device, and a cellphone app-based and voice guided home biofeedback training system 2. To compare the efficacy and safety of home biofeedback therapy system with the standard of care, office biofeedback therapy 3. To assess the cost-effectiveness of home biofeedback therapy.