When there is some blockage in the digestive tract, either in the small or large intestine, it can be called bowel obstruction. The common type of bowel obstruction is fecal impaction. The fecus will be stuck in the digestive tract and cannot be expelled out.
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I feel something is blocking my stool passage after a massage. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 63-year-old male. Around 15 days back, I had a full body massage at an Ayurveda hospital for back pain. Toward the end of seven days of massage, I felt that something was pressing my rectum from the right side due to the pressure applied. After three days, there was a block on the p... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query and understand your concern. First of all, let me tell you that the appendix cannot​ be displaced with a massage. The next thing is that you can only assume after touching that it is an organ that is pressing your rectum. But only a physician... Read Full »
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