Is intestinal obstruction serious?

Intestinal obstruction is a symptom caused by the obstruction of the passage of intestinal contents in the intestine. Some of them are mild obstruction, while others are complete obstruction, which is an acute attack of intestinal disease. After the occurrence of intestinal obstruction, if left untreated, it will cause infection and necrosis, which is particularly harmful to the body and can even cause death in serious cases, so relatively speaking, intestinal obstruction is a relatively serious disease.

The severity of intestinal obstruction is manifested in many aspects, first of all, it will cause intestinal distension, and the accumulation of vigorous gas in the intestinal cavity due to blockage is the root cause of intestinal distension. The intestinal distension will cause the pressure in the intestinal cavity to increase, and the blood circulation of the intestinal wall will be seriously impaired, thus causing necrosis and rupture of the intestinal wall. Secondly, patients with intestinal obstruction will suffer from violent vomiting, which will lead to disturbance of the acid-base balance of the body, and will cause serious loss of body water and dehydration, and in particularly serious cases, it will even cause kidney failure. After the occurrence of intestinal obstruction, it is easy to cause intestinal infection. After the occurrence of intestinal obstruction, the bacteria in the intestine will increase rapidly, which will seriously damage the intestinal mucosa and cause infection.

Therefore, the disease of intestinal obstruction is relatively serious, and it is necessary to go to the hospital for systematic treatment in time after discovery.