Whats the difference between bowel obstruction and bowel inpaction?

Intestinal : Or colon obstruction is a mechanical blockage usually caused by twisting of intestine or colon. Fecal impaction is just that, your fecal material gets stuck in the colon and can cause an obstruction. The former can commonly lead to strangulation, so operation is frequently needed. The latter almost never requires surgery, just mechanical removal of impacted stool.