Can Doctors tell if something has been up your bottom?

I have to go for a prostate checkup tomorrow and last time I went, the Doc put his gloved finger up my backside. Just a couple of weeks ago I was properly fisted for the first time and I am anxious that the Doc will notice that my sphincter is stretched. I know this because when I cough now I often end up farting and my farts have a different sound. Also, I can comfortably get four of my own fingers in up to the knuckles. I am worried it might get back to my Doctor as I am married and my wife has the same doctor.

If you have been noticeably stretched, he may be able to tell.

I used to know one guy who was so tight-assed. only dogs could hear him fart!

Just tell him you have been constaped and have been passing large solid bowel movements

Hmmm...There is a nice little thing called Hippa that protects your medical information in situations like this. Unless I have missed something in this law or Your not in the USA. Medical personnel face heavy federal penalties as well as Civil liability if they release any medical information unless it is to another Dr. Directly involved in your care. Example would be your primary doctor releasing information to surgeon that he/she has refered you to for a procedure/consult. There are lots of other exceptions as well that is just off the cuff. So you really shouldn't have anything to worry about unless you have told someone else that tells her.

Mike

Luckily this guy didnt do the finger up the bum. he was more interested in a flow test result which was good except that it was an output of 500 and there were still 170 mls retained. Anybody had this kind of result?

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Hmmm...There is a nice little thing called Hippa that protects your medical information in situations like this. Unless I have missed something in this law or Your not in the USA. Medical personnel face heavy federal penalties as well as Civil liability if they release any medical information unless it is to another Dr. Directly involved in your care. Example would be your primary doctor releasing information to surgeon that he/she has refered you to for a procedure/consult. There are lots of other exceptions as well that is just off the cuff. So you really shouldn't have anything to worry about unless you have told someone else that tells her.

Mike

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That's HIPAA, not hippa.

H ealth I nsurance P ortability and A ccountability A ct

Insurance companies are permitted to share all acquired information with each other. You learn that real fast when you try to apply for new or additional insurance. The doctors are not permitted to share information with unauthorized individuals. Payors and other doctors involved in treatment are authorized to receive information. The list of authorized individuals and groups is large when you read the fine print and exclusions.

All in all, if you actually sit down and read the Act, there IS NO REAL PRIVACY. Note the name of the act does NOT have privacy in it. A misconception held by about 99% of people. They think the "P" in HIPAA stands for privacy. IT DOESN'T.

The purpose of HIPAA was not privacy per say, but Privacy Rules are in fact written into it. Any healthcare provider who releases your medical information is open to a potential

lawsuit and may be investigated by the Department of Justice. For anyone who wants to know more about HIPAA's privacy rules:

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/

^^^^ You have a false sense of security here.

Go to your physician or dentist and and ask for a copy of their HIPAA forms that they have you sign, especially when you become a new patient. You will be AMAZED all the people and agencies your information can be given to.

Well, in this case, Bobbyab may have something to worry about. Doctors CAN share medical info with family unless you object to it. However, if Bob tells his doctor not to share info with his wife and the doctor does it anyway, the doctor is subject to civil and criminal charges.

As a first responder, I have been hit over the head with HIPAA warnings constantly. There are some other federal privacy laws that apply as well.

I can't imagine that the physician would make a big deal out of a stretched anus and rectum unless it was causing problems. In which case, you don't have to tell him how it got that way. If you don't reveal that information, there's no way he could pass it on to your spouse.