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Goin out with my boots on~
Goin out with my boots on~ asked in Science & MathematicsMedicine · 1 decade ago

What is the name of the medical procedure in which?

doctors can go in and remove build up of feces(poop) out of someones stomach? And for what reasons do they do it what is the build up called?

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  • Pangolin
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It's called disimpaction, and the feces are in the colon, not the stomach. The buildup is called impacted feces. It's removed with a gloved finger.

    It's what you send the medical student to do.

  • daddyrx
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Impacted feces are removed by a process called disimpaction.

  • gallop
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    hehehe....Pangolin has this one right. While doctors CAN go in and remove fecal impactions, they are far better at ordering someone else to do it than they are likely to do it themselves !

    Source(s): RN with first "hand" experience
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