Encopresis
Alternative names:
incontinence - stool; soiling
Symptoms:
- inability to retain feces (fecal incontinence)
- the passage of stool in inappropriate places (generally in the child's clothes)
- secretive behavior associated with bowel movements
- evidence of constipation and hard stool
Signs and tests:
- Digital examination of the rectal vault may demonstrate a fecal impaction
- An abdominal x-ray may confirm impacted stool in the colon,.
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