ICD-11 code : 6C01;
Preferred Label : Encopresis;
ICD-11 definition : Encopresis is the repeated passage of feces in inappropriate places. Encopresis should
be diagnosed if inappropriate passage of feces 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 fecal continence is ordinarily expected (4 years). The fecal 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 fecal 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 feces in inappropriate places. Encopresis should
be diagnosed if inappropriate passage of feces 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 fecal continence is ordinarily expected (4 years). The fecal 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 fecal 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.
