Feeling of unfinished defecation
A feeling of unfinished defecation is a clinical finding in which a person has had a bowel movement feels that it is not over despite being unable to produce more stool. This may occur with gastrointestinal diseases including irritable bowel syndrome.
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Feeling of unfinished defecation?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I might be experiencing haemorrhoids. The following also describe me: Feeling of unfinished defecation and Constipation. What should I do?
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A 17-year old male asked:
I am experiencing anal itching, anal pain and feeling of unfinished defecation, and my anal jus doesn't look right to me.
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A 38-year old female asked:
I am experiencing constipation and feeling of unfinished defecation. The following also describes me: Difficult stools. What should I do? When I do go, it is very small amount, like maybe a little bigger than large marble marble. 3 weeks
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A 34-year old female asked:
I am experiencing passing a lot of gas, frequent stools, difficult stools, feeling of unfinished defecation and thin, pencil-like stools.
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A 38-year old male asked:
I am experiencing anal itching, hemorrhoids, blood on toilet tissue and feeling of unfinished defecation. The following also describe me: Joint stiff?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am experiencing feeling of unfinished defecation, obstipation, rectal lump and mucus in stool. The following also describe me: Constipation and Difficult stools. What should I do?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing anal pain, constipation, passing gas, blood in toilet, rectal pain and mucus in stool. The following also describes me: Feeling of unfinished defecation. What should I do?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I am experiencing abdominal pain (all over) (severity: moderate) (quality: throbbing sensation) , feeling of unfinished defecation and bloating or... I have taken a bottle of mag citrate 12 hours ago--should I do anything else?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing diarrhea, painful bowel movements and rectal pain. The following also describe me: Anal pain and Feeling of unfinished defecation. What should I do?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am experiencing irregular menstrual periods, leg pain, aching muscles, feeling of unfinished defecation and constipation. The following also descri?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I am experiencing severe blood in toilet, severe bloody stool, constipation, painful bowel movements and feeling of unfinished defecation.
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am experiencing frequent stools, anal itching, fatty stool, feeling of unfinished defecation, nausea (severity: moderate) and stomach upset. The following also describe me: Stomach cramps and Appetite changes. What should I do?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing pelvic pain, constipation, passing gas, holding bowel movements, blood on toilet tissue, back pain (side: lower) , feeling of unfinished defecation, painful bowel movements, anal pain and abdominal pain (generalized) (severity: mild) (q
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A 63-year old female asked:
I am experiencing hemorrhoids, constipation, rectal bleeding, blood on toilet tissue, anal itching and mucus in stool. The following also describe me: Holding bowel movements, Feeling of unfinished defecation, and Rectal lump. What should I do?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I am experiencing frequent urination, missed or late menstrual period, spotting, bleeding after intercourse, cramping pelvic pain, stomach cramps, stomach upset, bloating or abdominal fullness, feeling of unfinished defecation, side pain, breast pain (qu
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A 32-year old asked:
What causes the feeling of incomplete defecation?
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A female asked about a 16-year old male:
Should a GI dr do some kind of internal exam if defecation takes an hour or more and still has feeling of not being done? Or who do we see for this?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Sudden severe Pain in the lower right side of the back male 45 and feeling of need of defecation even after large bowel movement?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Stool leakage after defecation that lessens by avoiding straining,pain in anterior part of anal canal with pinching feeling&pain in external genitalia?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Feeling unfinished bowel movement?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I am experiencing upper abdominal pain on the right side, shoulder blade pain, severe back pain on both sides, feeling unfinished bowel movement, abdominal pain, appetite changes, nausea, tender abdomen, sudden abdominal pain, and stomach upset.
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A 17-year old female asked:
Why do I never feel fully evacuated after a bowel movement and how can I help reduce and relive the feeling?
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A female asked:
About 30 minutes before I have a bowel movement i start feeling really bad and sick and after I have a bowel movement i feel fine?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I haven't had a bowel movement in 3 days and i had one today but it was very small. & i keep feeling like I have to go but nothing comes. Could something be wrong with my intestines.
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A 20-year old female asked:
What would cause my rectum to itch like crazy with the feeling of a bowel movement coming?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Having one bowel movement daily but still feeling like I need to move my bowels again....what could be causing this? I also don't feel very hungry....
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A 35-year old female asked about a 41-year old male:
Is the feeling of an incomplete bowel movement a symptom of prostate issues?
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A 46-year old asked:
Why do I have a feeling of vaginal fullness everytime I have a bowel movement?
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A female asked:
What causes the feeling of weakness and nausa during and after a bowel movement?
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