Constipation | Difficulty or delay or distress in defecation |
Overflow faecal incontinence | Frequent passage of small volumes of stool in clothing usually without sensation (often referred to as “soiling”) |
Non-retentive faecal incontinence | Episodic passage of normal volumes of stool in socially inappropriate places including clothing (often referred to as “encopresis”) |
Faecal impaction | Retention of faeces usually palpable per abdomen to a degree that spontaneous evacuation is unlikely |
Megarectum | A rectum of high capacity that empties incompletely or following long delays |
Withholding | An active behaviour resulting in a change in posture that reduces the likelihood of defecation |