Another concern expressed by horse owners is that dry beet pulp will absorb water and swell in a horse's stomach, causing digestive problems such as impaction or colic.
Mineral oil enemas can assist by lubricating the stool for easier passage.
Fecal impaction, a solid, immobile bulk of human feces that can develop in the rectum
Fecal impaction | impaction | Fecal occult blood | Fecal incontinence |