Overflow diarrhea can resemble a regular case of "the runs," but it usually happens to people with chronic constipation 2. While anyone can feel backed up from time to time, some folks are more ...

Paradoxical diarrhea (overflow diarrhea) occurs when watery stools gush around a solid stool and leak out of the anus. It occurs when you are constipated and water accumulates behind the blockage.

Constipation is a common complaint, especially in older adults. It results in millions of physician visits per year, with hundreds of millions of dollars spent on laxatives. Untreated it can lead ...

the floor or objects when trying to pass a stool “The child may experience abdominal pain and could pass overflow diarrhoea even though they are constipated, as some of the stool manages to move ...