Before taking a bath, I lay a diaper changing sheet on the living room floor. I don't know how many times I washed the rug ...

Digital disimpaction is breaking up and removing stool from the rectum with a finger when other methods don’t work. It should be done by a trained person to avoid injuries like anal fissures or rectal ...

Effective management of significant pediatric constipation often begins with disimpaction, followed by consistent maintenance therapy to support regular, soft bowel movements. Combining laxative ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Fecal impaction refers to a mass of hardened stools in the colon or rectum. This obstruction can make it extremely difficult for a person to pass stools and may cause symptoms such as abdominal ...

Digital removal of stool, also called digital disimpaction or manual elimination, involves using your fingers to manually remove stool from your rectum when other constipation relief methods don’t ...

To compare the effects of micro-implant (MI) and transpalatal arch (TPA) combined with T-loops of varying gable bend angles on the distalization of mesially impacted canines. Increasing the α-end ...

My child has lived with constipation for a long while. We normally manage it well but for some reason its gone a bit wrong over the last week and we have had to disimpact. I don't need any help with ...

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 ...