ICD-11 code : 6C01;
Preferred Label : Encopresis;
ICD-11 definition : Encopresis is the repeated passage of faeces in inappropriate places. Encopresis should
be diagnosed if inappropriate passage of faeces occurs repeatedly (e.g., at least
once per month over a period of several months) in an individual who has reached the
developmental age when faecal continence is ordinarily expected (4 years). The faecal
incontinence may have been present from birth (i.e., an atypical extension of normal
infantile incontinence), or may have arisen following a period of acquired bowel control.
Encopresis should not be diagnosed if faecal soiling is fully attributable to another
health condition (e.g., aganglionic megacolon, spina bifida, dementia), congenital
or acquired abnormalities of the bowel, gastrointestinal infection, or excessive use
of laxatives.;
ICD-11 synonym : Problems of bowel control;
ICD-11 inclusion : Incontinence of faeces of nonorganic origin; faecal incontinence of nonorganic origin; Psychogenic encopresis; encopresis of nonorganic origin; Functional encopresis;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 6C01.Z;
Origin ID : 313374467;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Encopresis is the repeated passage of faeces in inappropriate places. Encopresis should
be diagnosed if inappropriate passage of faeces occurs repeatedly (e.g., at least
once per month over a period of several months) in an individual who has reached the
developmental age when faecal continence is ordinarily expected (4 years). The faecal
incontinence may have been present from birth (i.e., an atypical extension of normal
infantile incontinence), or may have arisen following a period of acquired bowel control.
Encopresis should not be diagnosed if faecal soiling is fully attributable to another
health condition (e.g., aganglionic megacolon, spina bifida, dementia), congenital
or acquired abnormalities of the bowel, gastrointestinal infection, or excessive use
of laxatives.
