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Fecal Impaction Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Ulcer of Rectum
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Lesion of Rectum
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Tear (ulceration) of the rectal tissue; Tissue death (necrosis) or rectal tissue injury;
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Vagus nerve stimulation, causing cardiac irregularities with possible fainting or weakness, is the most serious potential complication. However, rectal bleeding, the result of trauma to the bowel mucosa, can also occur.
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Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD. It usually affects the intestines, but may occur anywhere from the mouth to the end of the rectum (anus. See also: Ulcerative colitis
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