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

Constipation is difficulty emptying your bowels. Fecal impaction is the buildup of hardened stool in your bowel that you can’t pass. Fecal impaction is a potential complication of chronic constipation ...

Disimpaction provides rapid relief from severe constipation by removing trapped stool in the rectum. The most common method of disimpaction involves manually breaking up and removing stool with a ...