A group home in Ohio allegedly allowed a man with "intellectual and/or developmental disabilities" and a "history of ...

BAZETTA TWP., Ohio - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Clear Skies Ahead, a Bazetta Township group home, alleging staff failed to act for days as 41-year-old James Stewart showed signs ...

Fecal impaction is when a hard, dry mass of stool becomes stuck in the colon or rectum. If laxatives and suppositories do not help, enema, water irrigation, or manual evacuation may be necessary.

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Paradoxical diarrhea occurs when watery stool leaks around a fecal impaction.You ...

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 ...

A stool that’s stuck halfway out can be a sign of constipation or fecal impaction. Walking around, drinking water, or taking a laxative can often help you pass it. But some signs can point to a ...

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.

The S/UIQ is a 2-item questionnaire (Figure 3) designed for the quantitative identification of incontinence symptoms in women. The patient records the number of stress incontinence and urge ...