Coprolititis, also known as fecalitis, corresponds to the hardened, dry mass of heaps that can build up in the rectum at the end of the intestine, boosting health salinity and causing abdominal swelling, pain and chronic intestinal obstruction.
This situation is more common in people trapped and elderly due to bowel movement, in addition, people who do not provide adequate nutrition, who do not perform physical activities are more prone to coprolitis formation.
- Treatment varied depending on the degree of obstruction and hardening of needs.
- And the use of laxatives or manual sampling could also be performed by a gastroenterologist or nurse.
- In case of laxatives in the result.
Coprolite is the main complication of chronic development and can be identified by the following signs and symptoms:
It is important to go to the gastroenterologist at the beginning of the first symptoms to request the corresponding correspondents and establish the appropriate treatment, the diagnosis is made by the doctor by analyzing the symptoms presented by the person and imaging tests such as abdominal x-rays, in case of suspected coprolith located in the intestine. Your doctor may also scan your rectum to check your stool.
Coprolitis is the most common in the elderly, difficult to move, because bowel movements are affected and there is no complete elimination of needs, as they remain in the body and eventually dry and harden.
In addition, certain situations such as Chagas disease can lead to coprolitis, other situations that may promote coprolith sedentary lifestyle, food bag, low water intake, medication use and stress.
Coprolith treatment aims to eliminate hardened parts, to cleanse the digestive system, so the gastroenterologist may indicate the establishment of a suppository or the realization of an enema, in order to promote the elimination of the coprolith.
However, when none of the treatment options are effective when intestinal obstruction is severe, your doctor may recommend manual removal of the coprolith, which can be performed by your doctor or nurse in the hospital.
It is important that the coprolith is treated when identified to avoid complications such as fissures, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse or chronic stress, in addition, there is also an increased risk of contracting a megacolon, is a massive expansion of the large intestine, accompanied by difficulties in eliminating needs and gases, caused by injuries to the nerve endings of the intestine. More details about this complication.
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