Paradoxical diarrhea happens when loose, watery stool finds a way around hardened, impacted stool in your colon and leaks from your anus. Also called overflow diarrhea, it’s often a symptom of a ...

When you have constipation and don't pass stool for a long time, the hardened stools may accumulate and get "stuck" in the colon. This is fecal impaction. When this happens, fluids can start to build ...

This is fecal impaction. When this happens, fluids can start to build behind the obstruction, eventually seeping out around the hardened mass. This liquid stool is often gritty and foul-smelling.

In addition to lifestyle changes and medications, specialist procedures may be needed if you experience fecal impaction. This occurs when hard stool "piles up" in the bowel and becomes increasingly ...

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 ...

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Constipation may occur due to fecal impaction, which is when stool accumulates and gets stuck in the colon. It may also occur if inflammation is limited to the rectum (ulcerative proctitis ...

A boy who was diagnosed with a rare bowel condition after he turned green has raised hundreds for charity. Fletcher Gale began experiencing eating issues when he was just six months old, being unable ...

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Metastatic bowel cancer is cancer that has spread from the back passage (rectum) and large intestines (colon) to other parts of the body, such as the liver. Sometimes cancer has spread when it is ...