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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Intestinal Obstruction Causes

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Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

What causes Ascites followed by Seroma after an operation to find an clear a blockage small intestine caused by one of 3 abdominal meshes witch were removed and replaced by a larger biological mesh. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

Hi, My brother is suffering from intestinal obstruction from last 6 months.He already undergone 2 major surgeries but still not recovered.Currently his abdomen is open covered with wound manager, weight ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

[I was preraring to have a colonscopy be cause of a small bowel obstruction and after drinking the gator aid had cramping and vomiting and had to go to hosp, they put tube down my nose for 2 days. I am home but belly is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ivan Romic MD

[My husband has a question... I think I have an obstruction in my bowel, how do I know when I should see a doctor] View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

[My mom has an obstruction in her bowel. I believe it is a hernia because she has had two hernia surgeries that she developed after gall bladder surgery years ago. She is in the hospital and they have put a tube down her... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)

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Dr.    Sara Garcia MD

[Hi I have had two surgeries in one year for this. One was a totally blocked. They had to take out part of the intestine. The second was partially blocked and they had to operate again. How can I stop this from happening.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sara Garcia ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

A friend hospitalized with an intestinal obstruction was given a potassium IV. She was standing ... floor? What are possible causes for this reaction? Too rapid IV infusion? Too much K+ level? Did she ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha MD

months do to intestinal obstruction (if that is the correct therm). I was wondering if an intestine ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha ( Oncologist)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

[I m just on here getting any kind of info I can before running to the store to get something for my current situation. I ve been experiencing abdominal & lower back pain for about 6 days now. I m having problems with... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Dr. Eniola Memishahi MD

I think I have an intestinal obstruction. (I had one about 4 years ago so I m familiar with the Symptoms).I vomited about 10 hours after the onset of the pain, which relieved a lot of the pressure. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr. Eniola Memishahi ( General & Family Physician)