An impacted bowel, also known as fecal impaction, is a large, hard mass of stool that gets stuck in the rectum (the lowest part of the colon, or large intestine). It prevents you from having a ...

This is known as fecal impaction. If you’ve been experiencing constipation for an extended period of time and have hard poop stuck in your rectum, you might notice symptoms such as: Bleeding ...

Fecal impaction occurs when a lump of dry, hard stool becomes stuck in the colon or rectum. It commonly occurs in people with chronic constipation. Rectal bleeding is a common symptom of fecal ...

The relationship between the stress response, stressors, and constipation has many layers. This article explains the physical ...

The treatment of conditions that may be associated with transient urinary incontinence ('delirium, infection, atrophy, pharmaceuticals, excess urine output, restricted mobility, stool impaction ...