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A fecal impaction or an impacted bowel is a solid, immobile bulk of feces that can develop in the rectum as a result of chronic constipation [ 1] (a related term is fecal loading which refers to a large volume of stool in the rectum of any consistency). [ 2] Fecal impaction is a common result of neurogenic bowel dysfunction and causes immense ...
Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) is the inability to control defecation due to a deterioration of or injury to the nervous system, resulting in faecal incontinence or constipation. [ 1] It is common in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), multiple sclerosis (MS) or spina bifida. [ 2]
Symptoms include soreness, itching, bloody or pus-like discharge, or diarrhea. Chlamydia (chlamydia proctitis) Accounts for twenty percent of cases. People may show no symptoms, mild symptoms, or severe symptoms. Mild symptoms include rectal pain with bowel movements, rectal discharge, and cramping. With severe cases, people may have discharge ...
Functional constipation, also known as chronic idiopathic constipation ( CIC ), is defined by less than three bowel movements per week, hard stools, severe straining, the sensation of anorectal blockage, the feeling of incomplete evacuation, and the need for manual maneuvers during feces, without organic abnormalities.
Frequency. Unknown. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction ( IPO) is a clinical syndrome caused by severe impairment in the ability of the intestines to push food through. It is characterized by the signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction without any lesion in the intestinal lumen. [ 1] Clinical features mimic those seen with mechanical intestinal ...
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth ( SIBO ), also termed bacterial overgrowth, or small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome ( SBBOS ), is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel usually has fewer than 100,000 organisms per millilitre. [ 1]
Paradoxical diarrhea. Specialty. Psychiatry, pediatrics. Encopresis is voluntary or involuntary passage of feces outside of toilet-trained contexts (fecal soiling) in children who are four years or older and after an organic cause has been excluded. [ 1] Children with encopresis often leak stool into their undergarments.
2–30% [ 7] Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. [ 2] The stool is often hard and dry. [ 4] Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, and feeling as if one has not completely passed the bowel movement. [ 3]