What are the signs of a compacted bowel in someone very elderly?

Signs and symptoms of fecal impaction in the elderly may include:

- Constipation for several days or more

- Difficulty passing stool, even with straining

- Hard, dry stools

- Incomplete bowel movements

- Sensation of incomplete bowel emptying

- Abdominal pain and bloating

- Loss of appetite

- Fatigue

- Headache

- Weight loss

- Incontinence of liquid stool around the impacted stool

- Fever and chills in severe cases