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Obstipation
Obstipation is a symptom in which one has severe constipation, often leading to fecal impaction.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 53-year old male asked:
What is obstipation and dyschezia? What tests are used for the diagnosis?
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What are the complications of bowel obstipation in kids?
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A 54-year old female asked:
X-ray showed mild obstipation, non specific gas patterns,&no definite evidence of obstruction. What does this mean & how treated? They said benefiber, probiotics(which are a staple 4 me),& fluids( which I can barely do as I feel full) I am miserable
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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 30-year old asked:
What's the fix for severe constipation?
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A 42-year old asked:
Why might someone have severe constipation?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Can i die from severe constipation?
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A 30-year old asked:
How to relieve very severe constipation?
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A 43-year old asked:
What can I do about severe constipation?
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A 49-year old asked:
What kind of soups will help severe constipation?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I suffer from severe constipation once in a week?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can a person die if they have had severe constipation?
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A 41-year old asked:
How can I help my two kids with "severe constipation"?
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A 45-year old asked:
How are constipation and severe constipation different?
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A 41-year old asked:
Could a person die from severe constipation for 2 weeks?
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A 31-year old asked:
I get severe constipation during summer. Why would this happen?
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A 39-year old asked:
After how many days would it be dangerous to have severe constipation?
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A 55-year old male asked about a 55-year old female:
Severe constipation for last few days, took Meta mucil but didn't help. ?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is severe constipation in a child of 1 year and 11 months considered an emergency?
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A female asked:
I have severe constipation tried all medicines. I get constipated for like 2 weeks. Feels horrible. Please suggest something I can do. Please :(?
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A 21-year old male asked:
If severe constipation is left untreated what are the likely long term causes of it on your body ? Is constipation something to get worried about?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Suffer from severe constipation and constantly bleed; what can I do?
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A 32-year old female asked:
My son is two years old and had a severe constipation from last two days?
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A 31-year old asked:
Could you tell if there anyway my hymen is affected by severe constipation?
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A 41-year old male asked:
I am suffering from severe constipation. I am 41 years old and my weight is 85 kg.
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A 26-year old male asked:
I have severe constipation. And have been using movicol for 3 month but its not getting better. I get hurt everytime i go to the toilet.
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A 32-year old asked:
If medication you take causes severe constipation, but you take that med everyday. therefore keeping the constipation there, could that kill you?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Does the most chronic to severe constipation require a surgery or any sort of medical assistance or can it be treated by following any other methods?
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A 31-year old asked:
Severe constipation. Does an enema hurt?
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A 39-year old asked:
Severe constipation after gastroenteritis, help?
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