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Feeling of unfinished defecation

Feeling of unfinished defecation

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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.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

Body locations

Lower abdomen, Buttock, Upper abdomen, Head

Is Symptom of

Colon polyps
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Gonorrhea
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Large bowel obstruction
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Constipation
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Shigellosis
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What causes the feeling of incomplete defecation?

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