Fecal impactionwhere stool becomes compacted and obstructs the rectum and colon. It is a complication of severe constipation. Gastritisis inflammation of the stomach wall that typically presents with a dull gnawing ache often describes as soreness. It can be a painful condition when there is a...
Beginning on the lower right side of your abdomen, press up toward your ribs, across to your left side, and back down in a U-shape. “It’s the direction things need to move through the colon,” Dr. Cohen says of the technique, which traces the colon’s path toward the rectum. Rep...