There are many causes of abdominal pain and cramping. Fecal impaction may not be the apparent cause of your symptoms at first. Initially, the symptoms may appear similar to a bowel obstruction. Your ...

Fecal impaction typically occurs when a person has not had a bowel movement for many days. Several lifestyle factors and medical conditions increase the risk of fecal impaction. Some populations ...

Prolonged constipation can result in an intestinal obstruction or blockage. It can also cause fecal impaction, in which hard stool becomes stuck in the rectum, preventing the person from passing ...

This can put you at risk of blockages in your intestines. Keep reading to learn the possible warning signs of intestinal obstruction from Crohn’s disease, the types of blockages that can occur ...

Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the use colonoscopy over time in the assessment of large bowel obstruction in a tertiary university hospital. Methods: Retrospective analysis of ...

Reductions were seen in median Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale-Irritable Bowel Syndrome score, Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index HealthDay News — For patients with ...

Reductions were seen in median Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale-Irritable Bowel Syndrome score, Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index. HealthDay News — For patients with ...

There was improvement in the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Impact Scale score, from 108 to 140 with fecal microbiota transplant and from 77 to 92 with placebo. HealthDay News — For patients with type ...

Reductions seen in median Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale-Irritable Bowel Syndrome score, Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index. HealthDay News — For patients with type 1 ...

Bouveret's syndrome is a rare but significant condition that leads to gastric outlet obstruction due to the impaction of a gallstone ... of cases involving small bowel obstruction.