Symptoms of postoperative intestinal adhesions

Doesn’t postoperative intestinal adhesion sound scary? But for those who have had major surgery, they know that such symptoms are very common. Intestinal adhesion can cause great trouble to our bodies, such as irregular toileting, constipation, a bloated stomach, burping, and bad breath, which can really affect our daily life and interactions with friends.

Of course, not everyone has the same symptoms. Severe intestinal adhesions after surgery can cause unbearable abdominal pain, and the gas in the stomach cannot be discharged. People who have undergone surgery for appendicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease are more likely to suffer from postoperative intestinal adhesions, which can be very uncomfortable.

Intestinal adhesion is a common and frequently occurring disease. From the perspective of etiology, in addition to congenital factors, there are also injury and inflammation as causes. Clinically, intestinal adhesions often occur after surgery, especially after appendicitis or pelvic surgery. The severity of intestinal adhesions is related to each individual's sensitivity to injury to the peritoneum or intestinal serosa. Some patients may develop extensive adhesions after a completely clean and extremely meticulous operation; in some cases, adhesions may not occur at all after severe peritonitis; in other cases, there are more fibrous soft adhesions in the early stage, which are soon completely absorbed; in some other cases, not only are they not absorbed, but they become persistent fibrous membrane-like adhesions or cord-like adhesions.

Symptoms experienced by patients with intestinal adhesions may vary depending on the degree and location of the adhesions. In mild cases, there may be no symptoms, or mild abdominal pain and bloating may occasionally occur after eating; in severe cases, there may often be abdominal pain and bloating, difficulty passing gas, belching, hiccups, dry stools, etc.

Postoperative intestinal adhesion is a major problem that cannot be underestimated. Some people may think that they can just hold on for a while, but when they really can't bear it anymore and go to the hospital to see a doctor for help, it may be much more troublesome than expected. Originally, it could be cured by taking injections and medicines, but because the intestines have not functioned normally for a long time, it is not so easy to deal with.