nurse's notes

Intestinal Obstruction - is an intestinal content can not flow normally along the intestinal tract.

Two types
mechanical- physical obstruction of the passage of the intestinal content without without disturbing the blood supply of the intestines

paralytic ileus- no physical obstruction of the passage of the intestinal content



Causes of Intestinal Obstruction

• cancer
• foreign body lodged in the bowel like false teeth, jewelry, large fruit or seed and etc.
• stricture of the bowel due to scar of the ulcer in the wall of the intestine
• hernia
• intusseption
  
• twisted intestine

Signs and symptoms:
colic (cramps)
abdominal distention
tenderness
vomiting
increased blowel sounds
diarrhea
abdominal pain
constipation