Can chronic abdominal infections cause adhesions

Some chronic abdominal infections cause intestinal adhesions. The infection may induce inflammatory exudation, edema of the abdominal mucosa, and suppuration, leading to adhesions of the intestinal tubes. Abdominal infections include infections that occur in the abdominal organs and peritoneum. Chronic abdominal infections mostly occur after acute abdominal infections, which are left untreated for a long time and slowly develop into chronic ones, including chronic cholecystitis, chronic peritonitis, and so on. Some chronic abdominal infections such as chronic peritonitis, the infection can cause inflammatory peritoneal exudation, in the abdominal cavity can form a certain amount of peritoneal fluid. When the infection is serious, the peritoneal fluid can be purulent, which can cause internal organs, intestinal adhesion to each other, affecting the gastrointestinal tract peristalsis. The infection can spread to the outer mucosa of the intestine, causing mucosal edema and even suppuration, aggravating intestinal adhesions. The appearance of chronic abdominal infection, it is recommended to seek timely medical treatment, under the guidance of professional doctors, standardized treatment.