..., methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Fecal impaction Rectal ischemia Constipation Fecalith Gastrointestinal bleeding Ischemic proctitis Fecaliths can occur anywhere in the intestinal tract, though they are most common in the colon or rectum [1...

...Shehriyar Mehershahi; Haider Ghazanfar; Shoaib Ashraf; Danial H. Shaikh; Harish Patel Constipation is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders and affects 20% of the general population. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of the gastrointestinal tract...

...Luca Vismara; Vincenzo Cozzolino; Luca Guglielmo Pradotto; Riccardo Gentile; Andrea Gianmaria Tarantino Constipation is frequent amongst infants who have undergone surgery for anorectal malformation (ARM). Faecal retention, due to a dysfunctional enteric reflex of defaecation, can cause abdominal...

... causing near obstruction in an institutionalized paraplegic patient at high risk for chronic constipation and fecal impaction. This case was also unusual for causing ischemic pressure necrosis in the rectum, thereby highlighting the possible serious complications of fecalith. tagoresunkara...

...Maja Gruber; Ida Füglistaler; Andreas Zettel; Mark Fox; Michael Manz Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS) is a benign disease that is often misdiagnosed. It is characterized by a combination of symptoms, endoscopic findings and histology. Patients present with constipation, rectal bleeding, mucous...

... of constipation and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed a large amount of feces in the colon and rectum, and free air in the abdomen. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with gastrointestinal perforation. Emergency exploratory laparotomy was performed. Neither perforation nor...

..., constipation (or alternating diarrhea/constipation), gas, bloating, and nausea. According to recent studies, it appears that there is an association with increased prolactin levels in patients suffering from IBS. We report a rare case of regression of IBS symptoms (constipation type) in a 16-year-old female...