A fecal impaction or an impacted bowel is a solid, immobile bulk of feces that can develop in the rectum as a result of chronic constipation (a related...

obstruct diverticula. It can form secondary to fecal impaction. A fecaloma is a more severe form of fecal impaction, and a hardened fecaloma may be considered...

Complications from constipation may include hemorrhoids, anal fissure or fecal impaction. The normal frequency of bowel movements in adults is between three...

impaction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Impaction may refer to: Impaction (animals), blockage of the digestive tract of animals Fecal impaction...

If this fails, the animal must have an enema. Aerosol impaction Fecal impaction Horse impaction The Reptile Rooms :: Bearded Dragons, other Lizards, Snakes...

around a fecal impaction, possibly causing degrees of liquid fecal incontinence. This is usually termed encopresis or soiling in children, and fecal leakage...

"Review: Chlamydia trachonmatis and Genital Mycoplasmias: Pathogens with an Impact on Human Reproductive Health". Journal of Pathogens. 2014 (183167): 183167...

there is a large mass of feces in the rectum (fecal loading), which may become hardened (fecal impaction). Liquid stool elements can pass around the obstruction...

colitis and stercoral ulcer from fecal impaction as the colon is typically not thickened in cases of fecal impaction. Treatment of these patients is typically...

constipation includes obstipation (failure to pass stools or gas) and fecal impaction, which can progress to bowel obstruction and become life-threatening...