When there is some blockage in the digestive tract, either in the small or large intestine, it can be called bowel obstruction. The common type of bowel obstruction is fecal impaction. The fecus will be stuck in the digestive tract and cannot be expelled out.
Hereditary Hollow Viscus Myopathy - Symptoms and Treatment
This is a rare disorder of the bowels in which peristalsis is affected, causing a false blockage in the GI tract.