Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Increasing fiber and staying hydrated can help treat constipation, ...

December 22, 2009 — Enemas and orally administered laxatives are equally effective in treating rectal fecal impaction (RFI) in functional childhood constipation, according to the results of a ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Constipation can cause rectal pressure, and making lifestyle changes ...

Digestive health rarely dominates health headlines, yet irregular bowel movements pose serious risks that millions of Americans face daily. Medical professionals increasingly recognize that consistent ...

Fecal incontinence affects roughly half of all nursing home residents and represents a leading cause of admission to skilled nursing facilities. That’s hundreds of thousands of individuals per year.

Let us begin with the common differences between diarrhoea and constipation as a lot of people do not know what is what. Diarrhoea is a digestive disorder that causes watery stools and is highly ...

My daughter is 5, she has been suffering from severe abdominal pain and the paed diagnosed fecal impaction. We treat it with Pegicol but as as soon as we cut back the problem flares up again. She eats ...

When stool (feces) leaks out from the rectum accidentally, it is known as fecal incontinence. Under normal circumstances, stool enters the end portion of the large intestine, called the rectum, where ...