What complications can result from fecal impaction?

Pain & misery!: Aside from the significant discomfort from not going, hard stools can irritate the lining causing bleeding, ulcers and in extreme cases, even perforation. Avoidance is mandatory to prevent these sorts of complications, so discuss prevention with your doctor.

Soiling: In extreme cases usually though only in elderly or debilitated people it can lead to rectal ulcers or even colonic perforations. More commonly it can cause fecal overflow incontinence or if chronic and resulting in long term straining in an attempt to defecate it can lead to laxity of the pelvic floor and incontinence hope this helps.

Perforated diverticulum, peritonitis, gram negative sepsis. death.