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Tenesmus is a feeling of incomplete defecation
Defecation

Defecation is the final act of digestion by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid or liquid waste material from the digestive tract via the anus....
. It is experienced as an inability or difficulty to empty the bowel at defecation. It is frequently painful and may be accompanied by involuntary straining and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

Vesical tenesmus
Vesical tenesmus

Vesical tenesmus refers to the feeling of incomplete emptying of the Urinary_bladder following urination.When the word tenesmus is used without modification, it usually refers to tenesmus....
 is a similar condition, referring to difficult or failed attempts to urinate despite the bladder feeling full.

Rectal tenesmus is sometimes used as a retronym
Retronym

A retronym is the modification of the original name of an object or concept to differentiate it from a more recent version of the object, which acquired a modifier or adjective through later developments of the object or concept itself....
 to further distinguish defecation-related tenesmus from vesical tenesmus.

smus is characterized by a sensation of needing to pass stool, accompanied by pain, cramping, and straining.






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Tenesmus is a feeling of incomplete defecation
Defecation

Defecation is the final act of digestion by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid or liquid waste material from the digestive tract via the anus....
. It is experienced as an inability or difficulty to empty the bowel at defecation. It is frequently painful and may be accompanied by involuntary straining and other gastrointestinal symptoms.

Vesical tenesmus
Vesical tenesmus

Vesical tenesmus refers to the feeling of incomplete emptying of the Urinary_bladder following urination.When the word tenesmus is used without modification, it usually refers to tenesmus....
 is a similar condition, referring to difficult or failed attempts to urinate despite the bladder feeling full.

Rectal tenesmus is sometimes used as a retronym
Retronym

A retronym is the modification of the original name of an object or concept to differentiate it from a more recent version of the object, which acquired a modifier or adjective through later developments of the object or concept itself....
 to further distinguish defecation-related tenesmus from vesical tenesmus.

Considerations

Tenesmus is characterized by a sensation of needing to pass stool, accompanied by pain, cramping, and straining. Despite straining, little stool is passed. Tenesmus is generally associated with inflammatory diseases of the bowel, which may be caused by either infectious or noninfectious conditions. Conditions associated with tenesmus include:

  • Irritable bowel syndrome
    Irritable bowel syndrome

    Irritable bowel syndrome , also called spastic colon, is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any organic cause....
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
    Inflammatory bowel disease

    In medicine, inflammatory bowel disease is a group of inflammation conditions of the colon and small intestine. The major types of IBD are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.....
  • Coeliac disease
    Coeliac disease

    C?liac disease , also spelled celiac disease, is an Autoimmunity disorder of the small intestine that occurs in Genetic predisposition people of all ages from middle infancy on up....
  • Prolapsed hemorrhoid
  • Radiation proctitis
    Radiation proctitis

    Radiation proctitis is inflammation and damage to the lower parts of the Colon after exposure to x-rays or other ionizing radiation as a part of radiation therapy....
  • Rectal Gonorrhoea
  • Rectal Lymphogranuloma venereum
    Lymphogranuloma venereum

    Lymphogranuloma venereum is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the invasive Biovar L1, L2, or L3 of Chlamydia trachomatis.LGV was first described by Wallace in 1833 and again by Durand, Nicolas, and Favre in 1913....
  • Shigellosis
    Shigellosis

    Shigellosis, also known as bacillary dysentery in its most severe manifestation, is a foodborne illness caused by infection by bacterium of the genus Shigella....
  • Ulcerative colitis
    Ulcerative colitis

    Ulcerative colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease . Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease of the intestine, specifically the large intestine or colon , that includes characteristic Peptic ulcer, or open sores, in the colon....
  • Colorectal cancer
    Colorectal cancer

    Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon , rectum and Vermiform appendix....
  • Rectal Lower GI parasitic infection, particularly Trichuris Trichiura aka whipworm
    Whipworm

    The human whipworm , is a roundworm, which causes trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. The name whipworm refers to the shape of the worm; they look like whips with wider "handles" at the posterior end....
  • Shigella
    Shigella

    Shigella is a genus of Gram-negative, Endospore rod-shaped bacterium closely related to Escherichia coli and Salmonella. The causative agent of human shigellosis, Shigella cause disease in primates, but not in other mammals....
  • Kidney stone
    Kidney stone

    Kidney stones, also called renal Calculus , are solid concretions of dissolved dietary mineral in urine; calculi typically form inside the kidneys or bladder....
    s, when a stone is lodged in the lower ureter


See also

  • Encopresis
    Encopresis

    Encopresis, from the Greek ??p??? is involuntary "fecal soiling" in children who have usually already been toilet training. Children with encopresis often leak feces into their underwear....
  • Constipation
    Constipation

    Constipation, costiveness, or irregularity, is a condition of the digestive system in which a person experiences hard feces that are difficult to expel....
  • Fecal incontinence
    Fecal incontinence

    Fecal incontinence is the loss of regular control of the bowels. Involuntary excretion and leaking are common occurrences for those affected.Subjects relating to defecation are often socially unacceptable, thus those affected are often beset by feelings of shame and humiliation....


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