APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nausea. Dehydration. Worsening psychosis or confusion. Diarrhea. (It may seem odd, but you may pass watery stool around hardened poop that you can’t pass.) Bleeding. 19-May-2022

Detailed explanation-2: -The typical presenting symptoms of fecal impaction are similar to those found in intestinal obstruction from any cause, including abdominal pain and distention, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.

Detailed explanation-3: -A person with fecal impaction may feel the need to have a bowel movement but be unable to push anything out. Fecal impaction can cause pain and vomiting. People may need emergency treatment or a hospital visit. Some people have a greater risk of fecal impaction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most useful and commonly used radiological imaging for evaluation is a CT abdomen with oral or rectal contrast. A plain x-ray of the abdomen can, at times, reveal fecal overloading of the colon with colonic distention of the in the segment proximal to the region of fecal impaction.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abdominal cramping and bloating. Leakage of liquid or sudden episodes of watery diarrhea in someone who has chronic (long-term) constipation. Rectal bleeding. Small, semi-formed stools. Straining when trying to pass stools.