Fecal impaction : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Impaction of the bowels)

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Fecal impaction

Alternate Names : Impaction of the bowels

Symptoms & Signs

Abdominal cramping
Frequent straining with passage of liquid
Rectal bleeding
Small, semi-formed stools
Sudden, watery diarrhea in someone who has chronic constipation

Diagnosis & Tests

The health care provider will examine your stomach area and rectum. The rectal exam will reveal a hard mass of dry stool in the rectum.

If there has been a recent change in your bowel habits, your doctor may recommend a colonoscopy to evaluate for colon or rectal cancer.

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Review Date : 1/24/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; George F Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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