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Bowel Movement: Feeling of Incomplete Defecation (Tenesmus)

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Bowel Movement: Feeling of Incomplete Defecation (Tenesmus)

ID 3758

Rectal tenesmus is a feeling of incomplete defecation or the constant need to pass stool, despite having an empty colon. Persons with tenesmus strain and push very hard in an attempt to empty their bowels while passing little stool.

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