The difference between intestinal obstruction and intestinal spasm is the cause, symptoms and treatment.
1. Different etiology.
(1) The etiology of intestinal obstruction is mechanical such as intestinal adhesions, intussusception, post abdominal surgery, and narrowing of blood vessels in the intestinal wall.
(2) The etiology of intestinal spasm is not clear, it may be related to intestinal autonomic dysfunction, gastrointestinal dysfunction leading to dyspepsia, etc., and intestinal spasm may be caused by non-disease factors such as abdominal cold and food allergy.
2. Symptoms are different.
(1) Intestinal obstruction can appear nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, anal stop defecation and other discomforts, and severe fever, chills, and rapid pulse can occur.
(2) Intestinal spasm with sudden abdominal pain, some patients may also have diarrhea, blood in stool and other symptoms.
3.Treatment.
(1) Conservative treatment is chosen for mild intestinal obstruction symptoms, such as inserting a gastric tube for gastrointestinal decompression, replenishing fluids to correct electrolyte disorders according to the results of electrolyte and blood gas analysis, and soapy water enema to soften the stool, and surgical treatment is needed to remove the obstruction if the symptoms are severe, such as intestinal stoma, intestinal adhesion release, and so on.
(2) intestinal spasm patients generally do not need surgical treatment, most of the patients can be self-healing without medication, part of the intestinal spasm patients treatment is mainly for the cause and symptomatic treatment, commonly used drugs are scopolamine tablets, polyphenols, lactobacillus tablets, norfloxacin capsules and other drug therapy.
The body has abnormalities, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, clear cause of the targeted treatment, do not self-medication to avoid causing adverse effects.