Which characteristics are associated with fecal impaction? Select all that apply.
A) Severe abdominal discomfort
B) Abdomen is soft when palpated
C) Feeling of abdominal pressure
D) Inability to empty bowel completely
E) Diarrhea

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Fecal impaction is characterized by severe abdominal discomfort due to the accumulation of hard fecal matter in the intestine or rectum, a feeling of abdominal pressure from the mass of feces, an inability to empty the bowel completely because the impaction blocks the passage of stool, and paradoxical diarrhea, where liquid stool moves around the impacted feces and leaks out.

Which Characteristics Are Associated with Fecal Impaction? Select All That