Fecal incontinence occurs because of an underlying disease or illness (it is not considered a disease). There are numerous potential causes and many patients have more than one reason to cause loss of bowel control. Damage to muscles and nerves may occur directly at the time of vaginal childbirth or after anal or rectal surgery.
Joints affected in RA. General symptoms in RA. In addition to symptoms affecting the joints, several other symptoms are common in patients with RA. Patients may experience a general soreness, aching, and stiffness affecting the entire body. RA is commonly associated with fatigue and weakness, a feeling of sickness or malaise, as well as persistent low-grade fever.
In the early stages, people with RA may not initially see redness or swelling in the joints, but they may experience tenderness and pain. These following joint symptoms are clues to RA: 1  Joint pain, tenderness, swelling or stiffness for six weeks or longer. 2  Morning stiffness for 30 minutes or longer. 3  More than one joint is affected. 4  Small joints (wrists, certain joints of the hands and feet) are affected. 5  The same joints on both sides of the body are affected.