Chair compulsion
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| R19.8 | Other specified symptoms affecting the digestive system and abdomen |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The tenesmus or tenesmus (tenesmus ani or faeces; plurality in German: tenesmus ) is the painful urging to stool , but only little or no even fecal be emptied. The obsession with a chair stops when the chair has been made or continues for a while. It can be an extremely distressing symptom and should be clarified by a doctor.
root cause
The obsession to stool is based on convulsive contraction of the muscles of the large intestine and the anus and sphincter and is a constant symptom of colon inflammation in catarrhs , especially of the rectum , in irritation from worms and mainly in dysentery , typhoid, etc. It can also be found in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis occur. Rectal cancer is another cause that requires clarification .
More forms of tenesmus
- Tenesmus vesicae (persistent bladder pain)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alphabetical directory for the ICD-10-WHO version 2019, volume 3. German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI), Cologne, 2019, p. 866
