Intestinal obstruction is a relatively serious digestive system disease, which is very harmful to the human body and can even cause death in serious cases. The symptoms of intestinal obstruction are also obvious, and there are four main aspects, namely abdominal pain, vomiting, abdominal distention, cessation of bowel movement and exhaustion.
After the occurrence of intestinal obstruction, because the food and other contents of the intestine are not able to continue to move down, thus blocking together will stimulate the intestinal nerves and cause pain. This pain can be of various types such as paroxysmal pain and colic. After the occurrence of intestinal obstruction, as the intestinal canal reverses peristalsis, nausea and vomiting will occur. At the beginning, only food in the stomach is vomited, but as the condition progresses, it will manifest as intestinal contents. In the case of high intestinal obstruction, the symptoms of colic are not very severe, but vomiting will be more frequent. If the obstruction occurs in the middle or distal small intestine, vomiting will occur relatively late. After the onset of intestinal obstruction, defecation and evacuation may also stop, so there may also be abdominal distension. If the patient is suffering from strangulated intestinal obstruction, the abdomen will be asymmetrically distended and the enlarged intestinal tissue can be felt locally.
If the above symptoms occur, it is important to go to the gastroenterology department of the hospital for timely treatment to prevent intestinal obstruction.