Report of an Unusual Case With Severe Fecal Impaction Responding to Medication Therapy.
- Author:
Wei ZHAO
1
;
Meiyun KE
Author Information
1. Department of Gastroenterology, PUMC Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. kemypumch2006@yahoo.com.cn
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fecal impaction;
Intestinal obstruction;
Therapy
- MeSH:
Colon;
Enema;
Fecal Impaction;
Feces;
Humans;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Laparotomy;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Olea;
Plant Oils;
Rectum;
Vegetables;
Olive Oil
- From:Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
2010;16(2):199-202
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Fecal impaction is a disorder characterized by a large mass of compacted feces in the rectum and/or colon, which cannot be evacuated. For mild and moderate fecal impaction, recommended treatments include stool softeners, oral mineral and olive oil, and edema; for severe fecal impaction, manual removal is needed and sometimes laparotomy may be indicated if medical therapies are not effective. Here we report a case with severe fecal impaction who did not defecate for 75 days. We treated this patient with vegetable oil, Chinese traditional medicine and enema in sequence. After 12 days of therapy, she evacuated hard fecal masses, and the symptoms were relieved.
