Soiling may refer to: * Soiling (solar energy), the accumulation of material on light-collecting surfaces in solar energy systems *

Fecal incontinence Fecal incontinence (FI), or in some forms, encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents—including flatus (gas), liquid stool elements and mucus, or solid feces. FI is a sign or a symptom ...

, a lack of control over

defecation Defecation (or defaecation) follows digestion and is the necessary biological process by which organisms eliminate a solid, semisolid, or liquid metabolic waste, waste material known as feces (or faeces) from the digestive tract via the anus o ...

Encopresis Encopresis () is voluntary or involuntary passage of feces outside of toilet-trained contexts (fecal soiling) in children who are four years or older and after an organic cause has been excluded. Children with encopresis often leak stool into ...

, involuntary fecal incontinence in children * Fecal leakage, a type of fecal incontinence in adults causing minor staining of undergarments

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