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Can you have a bowel impaction if you held your poop for 3 days?
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Fecal impaction: There is no specific period of time that a person would have to go without a bowel movement to have a fecal impaction. But it would be unlikely if you had a normal bowel movement 3 days ago. That is actually normal for some people.
Answered 7/26/2020
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