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Obstipation

Obstipation is a symptom in which one has severe constipation, often leading to fecal impaction.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela
Dr. Keegan Duchicelareviewed this
family medicine 16 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common is it?

Common

Body locations

Buttock, Lower abdomen, Upper abdomen

Is Symptom of

Anal fissure
Condition
Bowel obstruction
Condition
Small bowel obstruction
Condition
Fecal impaction
Condition
Ileus
Condition
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