“…6,7 Fecaloma is typically seen in elderly patients, particularly in those bed bound and institutionalized and more common in women. [3][4][5] Chronic constipation, frequently seen in elderly and bedridden patients, plays an important role in the development of fecaloma 1,3,4,8 Other common risk factors reported in the literature were neuropsychiatric diseases and use of constipating medication like antiepileptic, antidepressant and opioid therapy. 1,2,7,[9][10][11][12] Fecaloma was also associated with Chagas disease, Hirschsprung's disease, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases, scleroderma, diabetic neuropathy, and anorectal malformations.…”