In recent months, we have consulted many patients with intestinal obstruction, especially postoperative patients. Most of these patients cannot eat for more than 10 days after surgery, they do not drink any water, and they only rely on nasal feeding support with nutritional solution, and many of them have symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, dry mouth, bitter mouth, thirst for drinking but dare not drink water, which are really painful. Modern medicine is often helpless to do anything about intestinal obstruction, there is no good way, and patients with intestinal obstruction are often required to drip water, and can only eat and drink after the gastrointestinal function has been restored. It is not known that such a drip of water is not only detrimental to the recovery of gastrointestinal function, but also greatly increases the pain of patients. Chinese medicine, however, has a unique approach that is recommended.
Patients with intestinal obstruction often suffer from deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang after surgery. Treatment should focus on cleansing the intestines and stomach, regulating qi and relieving pain. Then, according to different patients, add and subtract according to their specific conditions.
According to the clinical experience, the experienced formula for the treatment of intestinal obstruction is summarized, and the combination of enema plus nasal feeding is used to treat with good effect. Now we introduce to you: Yang’s Tong Yu Tang, Daji Pi, Betel nut, Grass cardamom, Cinnamon, Lycopodium, Chai Hu, Citrus aurantium, Citrus aurantium, Yanhuosuo, Huang Lian, Rhubarb, Mu Xiang, Bai Shao, Xuan Shen, Chen Pi, etc.
Specific use 1.Patients who cannot eat at all, give 2~3 times daily reserved enemas, it is recommended that the Chinese medicine be decocted thickly, each time the dosage is 50~80 ml, try to keep it for a longer period of time; 2.Patients who can enter water in small amounts, give 2 times daily enemas (as above), at the same time, the same Chinese medicine 50 ml orally, it is recommended that a small amount be taken frequently, one can drink one sip at a time and finish it within a day; 3.Take the medicine Patients who have farts or stools have been passed after taking the medicine can eat in small amounts at this time. At this time, it is recommended that the Chinese medicine be taken orally 2 times a day, morning and evening after meals.
The patient’s family can cooperate with massage treatment. The method is to take the navel as the center, clockwise direction to press the small abdomen, there is a certain penetration, can be massaged several times a day, can assist in promoting intestinal peristalsis. Generally, there will be improvement in 3~5 days. After the patient can eat, he will take Chinese medicine to regulate the spleen and stomach and restore its transportation function.