This is the X-ray of a 53-year-old Australian who arrived at the hospital after his legs were paralyzed.
He was taken to hospital where doctors discovered that his legs were numb and cold.
They decided to do an x-ray to attempt a diagnosis and what came up was that a large mass of feces was building up in the intestines.
The patient had developed abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), the internal organs were experiencing much higher internal pressure than normal, causing a lot of pain and paralysis.
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The artery that supplies his lower extremities was pressed and his legs did not receive the blood they needed.
In addition to the paralysis of the legs, the excess stool was also damaging the kidneys due to the high pressure in the abdomen. The way out had to be surgery since the faecal cake could no longer come out naturally.
In total, 2 liters of feces were removed. It took him 4 days in the ICU and another 13 days of recovery to walk again. Doctors calculated that the patient had not had a bowel movement for at least a month.
