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Rectal impaction
Chronic constipation causes hard/dry stool to accumulate in the rectum where it becomes stuck.
Dr. Heidi Fowler reviewed this
27 year experience in Psychiatry
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Rectal impaction?
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A 27-year old asked:
How did our ancestors on the prairie treat rectal impaction?
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A member asked:
My brother says I should get treated because once in a while I get rectal impaction? Is he right?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Last couple days #5 on Bristol scale but don't feel complete and no more urge to go rest of day. Possible rectal impaction?
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A member asked:
What can I do for my rectal impaction without going to a doctor?
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A 62-year old male asked:
Good evening doctors. Is the digital rectal exam that is done for possible fecal impaction the same type of examination that is performed to check the health of the prostate? Can a gastroenterologist perform a digital rectal exam for the prostate?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Hi doctors! How is fecal impaction treated? Can you "pass gas" if you have fecal impaction? If you cannot make a bm at all, could it be anything worse/more severe than fecal impaction, something like...colon/rectal cancer or something like that?
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A 20-year old female asked:
X rayshowed impacted bowel. Have had off and on rectal bleeding then sudden diarrhea what could cause this?
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A 36-year old asked:
Rectal pain and unable to make a bowel movement. Impacted?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Is it normal to have major bloating a day after a rectal exam w/ lower back pain? Impacted w/ blood in stool, external/internal hemorrhoids, loose stool
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A 40-year old female asked:
Bleeding in rectal, exam shows blood in stool & hemorrhoids, have loose stool, rare for solids. Can I use miralax (polyethylene glycol) safely to help loosen impacted stool?
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