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Suggest Treatment For Intestinal Blockage
Think I have intestinal blockage very tired, now black circles under my eyes could not rehydrate but now starting to hold water down...... had left hemicolectomy around 2005 ....pain is now cramp type pain center above naval comes and goes leaves me with hicup or two afterwards ....was vomiting at that stage but holding water now .......started after dinner Thursday night ( its Sat pm here now) had one bowel movement Friday am but it did not improve any conditions ? I have diverticulis I am 59. male not over weight. Nothing seems to be moving along in there.
Mon, 26 Oct 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Intestinal blockage is characterized by abdominal pain & discomfort, inability to pass stools or flatus.
As you have mentioned that you have not passed stools for past one day but this history does not prove that you are suffering from intestinal obstruction.
Dark circles under eyes can occur due to decreased sleep, poor nutrition, dietary deficiency of important nutrients etc.
Retention of water occurs in kidney problems so you need to get kidney function tests to assess the function of kidney.
The crampy pain in central abdomen needs to be investigated.
Cramps can occur due to intestinal obstruction, mesenteric vein obstruction, intestinal spasm, volvulus etc.
Thus, I suggest you to consult your surgeon for clinical assessment and ultrasound abdomen to assess the abdominal organs and to detect any abnormality.
Appropriate management can be instituted thereafter.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
Intestinal blockage is characterized by abdominal pain & discomfort, inability to pass stools or flatus.
As you have mentioned that you have not passed stools for past one day but this history does not prove that you are suffering from intestinal obstruction.
Dark circles under eyes can occur due to decreased sleep, poor nutrition, dietary deficiency of important nutrients etc.
Retention of water occurs in kidney problems so you need to get kidney function tests to assess the function of kidney.
The crampy pain in central abdomen needs to be investigated.
Cramps can occur due to intestinal obstruction, mesenteric vein obstruction, intestinal spasm, volvulus etc.
Thus, I suggest you to consult your surgeon for clinical assessment and ultrasound abdomen to assess the abdominal organs and to detect any abnormality.
Appropriate management can be instituted thereafter.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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