Fecal impaction occurs when a large mass of hard, dry stool gets stuck in the colon or rectum and cannot pass naturally through a bowel movement (also known as pooping). If you have a fecal ...

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Our oral and fecal microbiota are distinctly different, both in the organisms present and the resistance mechanisms in those organisms. Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Microbial Communities There ...

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 ...