Individuals who have had one fecal impaction are at high risk of future impactions. Displacements, torsions, strangulations, and impactions may be identified on rectal examination. Other gastric impactions are often resolves with enteral fluids. The cause of cecal impactions are not known. Only 5% of large intestinal impactions at referral hospital are involve the cecum. Strong laxatives are not recommended for treating impactions. Impactions occur twice as frequently in females (1.17%) as in males (0.51%).