A fecal impaction is often the cause of constipation symptoms such as cramps or abdominal pains, a fecal impaction tends to form where the large intestines and rectum meet. When this happened and the impactions hardens and becomes dry, no waste can be passed during bowel movements. As a result, you will notice a growing pressure on your abdomen and lower back due to the feces building up behind the impaction. In that case, the build up of the feces should be remove because if this remains untreated, then abdominal pain will not be your only constipation symptom. In general, the longer the fecal impaction remains, the worse the constipation symptoms will become and the more acute the situation. The abdominal pains that once only accompanied a bowel movement will start to be noticeable even when not trying to pass any stool. Ultimately, the bacteria and toxins present in the waste will have a chance to be reabsorbed by your blood stream and septicemia may result due to colon constipation and that means harmful bacteria have spread to all corners of the body and are now attacking multiple systems and if this case if left untreated- ultimately death, may result.

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