Symptoms Of An Impacted Bowel

Hyperventilation

The pressure created by the impacted bowel can cause so much discomfort and press upon the lungs and diaphragm. This can cause distress and patients may feel like they cannot breathe. Individuals feeling like they cannot breathe causes anxiety and hyperventilation, which causes the levels of carbon dioxide to be too low and it will make individuals feel sick. Patients may not even realize they are hyperventilating until it is too late. The perceived inability to breathe because of the increased pressure in the abdomen can be scary, especially if individuals do not really know why it is happening. Patients need to mention any episodes to the doctor, so they can evaluate this symptom with any other symptoms they might be experiencing.

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