Fecal impaction
Fecal impaction: Introduction
Fecal impaction: A condition where there is obstipation and impaction of faeces in the large intestines.
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Constipation
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Constipation
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Constipation
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Fecal impaction: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Fecal impaction
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an ...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable bowel...read more »
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Fecal impaction: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Fecal impaction
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Medications or substances causing Fecal impaction:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Fecal impaction as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Alka-Mints
- Amitone
- Biocal
- Calci-Chew
- Calcilac
- Calci-Mix
- CalSup
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medications causing Fecal impaction
Definitions of Fecal impaction:
Fecal impaction: an immovable collection of compressed or hardened feces in the colon or rectum.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Detailed list of causes of Fecal impaction
The list below shows some of the causes of Fecal impaction mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Fecal impaction
How Common are these Causes of Fecal impaction?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Fecal impaction.
Of the 16
causes of Fecal impaction that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 15
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 16
causes of Fecal impaction
Conditions listing symptoms: Fecal impaction:
The following list of conditions
have 'Fecal impaction' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
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Anal sphincter dysplasia
... fecal impaction
Conditions listing complications: Fecal impaction:
The following list of conditions
have 'Fecal impaction' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
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Constipation
... fecal impactionI
Iron supplements - adverse effects
... fecal impactionM
Megacolon
... fecal impaction
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Causes of Fecal impaction Based on Risk Factors
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Classifications of Fecal impaction:
Medical Conditions associated with Fecal impaction:
Constipation (535 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Bowel problems (2317 causes), Bowel movements (2120 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3099 causes)
Symptoms related to Fecal impaction:
Constipation (535 causes), Bowel obstruction (27 causes), Stool symptoms (2234 causes), Anal sphincter dysplasia, Iron supplements, Megacolon (6 causes)
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