What to do about postoperative bloating after intestinal obstruction

When abdominal distension occurs in patients after surgery for intestinal obstruction, the following treatments are often available clinically. First, patients are instructed to abstain from eating and drinking to avoid eating more food, which will cause large secretion of gastric and intestinal fluids and aggravate abdominal distension. At the same time, leave a gastric tube, continuous gastrointestinal decompression, suction out of the stomach of intestinal fluid, gastric fluid, can reduce abdominal distension. Secondly, through glycerin enema or soap and water low-pressure enema, stimulate the rectal mucosa, so that the peristaltic function of the intestinal tube is gradually restored, and promote the discharge of gases and liquids in the intestinal tube, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing abdominal distension. Third, through the gastric tube to the patient’s digestive tract injected lactulose, four mill soup, pantothenic glucosamine and other drugs can play a lubrication of the intestinal tract, promote intestinal content excretion, reduce abdominal distension, abdominal pain in the patient’s effect. Fourth, subcutaneous injection of octreotide can effectively reduce the secretion of gastric and intestinal fluids, avoiding the patient’s abdominal persistent aggravation and causing serious complications.