Fecal impaction occurs when stool forms that is hard, dry, and difficult to pass on its own. Individuals who experience constipation are more at risk of fecal impaction, which is more severe. When an ...

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In these cases, additional procedures and medications are necessary. Fecal impaction is similar to constipation but more significant. With an impaction, a lump of dry stool is stuck in the rectum (the ...