Talk:Fecal impaction
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[edit]This sentence makes no sense: "Osmotic laxatives such as magnesium citrate works within minutes - 8 hours for onset of action, and even then they may not be sufficient to expel the stool." Should be "work within minutes," but I don't understand what the sentence is trying to say -- implies that such laxatives work quickly, then says they work slowly. If there's a broad range in how quickly they take effect, then that should be made clearer. Kirkpete (talk) 16:36, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
- Laxatives can mean many different types of drug, so I think this sent is saying there is a range in onset of action. Agree poorly phrased. lesion (talk) 16:40, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
Why does "coprostasis" redirect here?
[edit]Term not used or explained in article. 86.159.197.174 (talk) 04:20, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
I'd hazard a guess that the reason is that the word refers to the symptom described in the article. Several english words (e.g. coprolite) use the prefix 'copro' to refer to faeces, and several other english words (e.g. homeostasis) use the suffix 'stasis' to refer to lack of movement. The redirection is useful to someone who has come across the term and doesn't know the medical phrase 'faecal impaction' let alone the mis-spelling that Wikipedia uses. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.164.55.239 (talk) 08:55, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
Obscure
[edit]The phrase "work within minutes - 8 hours" is obscure. Does it mean "commences at any time in that period"? Surely not. Editors should not write carelessly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:1EB3:1C00:7816:6592:640F:72FA (talk) 05:06, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
DDT
[edit]what is milk? Milk is whitish fluid that scerated by the mammary gland of famale mammals for own baby weaned i.e.Milk 103.94.255.39 (talk) 16:55, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
Diagnosis, Prevention
[edit]I am a fourth year medical student doing a Wikipedia Medicine course and as part of my assignment. I plan on adding more information to the diagnosis and prevention sections with reliable sources. I also plan on adding more sources to the causes section and editing some of the language to make it more clear of the complications of fecal impaction if left untreated. Please let me know if there are any other edits requested. Thank you! Sim or sink (talk) 17:23, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: TCU SOM Wikipedia Elective Fall 2025 Block 8A
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 27 October 2025 and 7 November 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Sim or sink (article contribs).
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