The treatment of fecal impaction requires both the remedy of the impaction and treatment to prevent future recurrences. Decreased motility of the colon results in dry, hard stools that in the case of fecal impaction become compacted into a large, hard mass of stool that cannot be expelled from the rectum.ymptoms include chronic constipation. There can be fecal incontinence and paradoxical or overflow diarrhea (encopresis) as liquid stool passes around the obstruction. Complications may include necrosis and ulcers of the rectal tissue.
Answer by Soccergirl991. Confidence votes 96. A manipulated variable is the thing that can be changed in an experiment. example; your trying to see what paper towel would be more absorbant, your manipulated viariable would be either the type of paper towel you use or the liquid you use to test the absorbancy.
In this case, the variable is type of antidepressant.. When a variable is manipulated by an experimenter, it is called an independent variable. The experiment seeks to determine the effect of the independent variable on relief from depression. In this example, relief from depression is called a dependent variable. In general, the independent variable is manipulated by the experimenter and its effects on the dependent variable are measured. Example #1: Can blueberries slow down aging? A study indicates that antioxidants found in blueberries may slow down the process of aging.