What Is a Bowel Obstruction? A bowel obstruction is a serious problem that happens when something fully or partly blocks either your large or small intestine. It’s also known as an intestinal ...

Each year, more than 10 million Americans seek medical attention, often in emergency situations, for symptoms of intestinal blockages. Researchers have identified an abnormal form of small bowel ...

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If you’ve had abdominal surgery recently, it’s important to be on the lookout for symptoms of a complication known as bowel obstruction. A bowel obstruction occurs when the normal flow of digested ...

The aim of a recent study published in JAMA Surgery [1] was to examine the risk for recurrent adhesive small bowel obstruction after either initial operative intervention or initial observation. The ...

If you have a bowel obstruction, you may experience nausea, bloating, and other digestive symptoms. It can be a serious health condition and often requires emergency care. Bowel obstruction is a ...