Alternatively, an enlarged prostate gland is a common feature of the older male dog. The gland sits just below the colon and can press on the colon serving to narrow it. Neutering usually solves this problem, though sometimes something more serious like a prostate tumor is present. An enlarge...
Constipation can become aself-perpetuatingproblem. Hard stools cause pain on passage; consequently, the child holds on. The longer the stool remains, the harder it becomes – which makes it even more painful to pass. And the longer the large stool stretches the intestines, the weaker their musc...
Your colon may be blocked or unusually narrow, or you may have a partial collapse or a bulge in the wall of your rectum. In that case, surgery can correct the problem. Surgery may also be a last resort if your colon just works too slowly and typical constipation treatments haven’t ...
narrow (one-eighth inch in diameter), flexible tube is inserted through the anus and passed through part or the entire colon during a procedure calledcolonoscopy. Sensors within the tube measure the pressures that are generated by the contractions of the colonic muscles. These contractions...
Colonic motility studies are similar to anorectal motility studies in many aspects. A very long, narrow (one-eighth inch in diameter), flexible tube is inserted through the anus and passed through part or the entire colon during a procedure calledcolonoscopy. Sensors within the tube measure the ...
Things blocking the way inside the belly can stop poop from going through as it should. These blocks can happen because of different reasons, like adhesions from surgeries before,tumors, narrow places, or stuck poop. When the belly is completely or partly blocked, poop can't get out, causing...
Intestinal obstruction, scar tissue (adhesions), diverticulosis, tumors, colorectal stricture, Hirschsprung's disease, or cancer can compress, squeeze, or narrow the intestine and rectum and cause constipation. Problems with Intestinal Function (Chronic Idiopathic Constipation) ...
The diagnostic clues for idiopathic constipation are explained, such as long narrow ribbon-like stools, leg weakness, poor diet, abdominal distension and insufficient fluid intake. Treatment approaches for faecal impaction are discussed, including an oral regimen composed of polyethylene glycol plus ...
Thinking about the narrow pelvis; I called the vet last evening; I left a message on his machine; he called me back; here is what he said: Linus has a small growth spur from the accident ; he feels that it, like the slightly narrow pelvis, are not significant enough to cause a ...
the stomach forming magnesium chloride and water, and increasing the pH levels in the stomach. Magnesium hydroxide is an osmotic laxative that draws water into the intestinal tract, which softens the stools and promotes peristalsis, the series of intestinal muscle contractions that enable bowel ...