A previously healthy 39-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe rectal pain and 3 days of constipation after ingesting large quantities of raw pumpkin seeds with intact shells ...

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 ...

Stercoral colitis is an inflammatory/ischemic complication caused by severe fecal impaction that affects the microcirculation of the gut as a result of stool pressing on the bowel wall (distension).

Ingested seeds are small enough to pass through the pylorus and ileocecal valve, and resulting seed bezoars often accumulate in the distal colon or rectum, where they can cause substantial pain and ...