Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) | Risk Factors, Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) | Risk Factors, Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Small bowel obstructions (SBO) are mechanical blockages or occlusions of the small intestine. They can occur due to the small intestine twisting or “kinking” due to an intra-abdominal adhesion. In this lesson, we discuss the risk factors, the various causes of SBO, signs and symptoms, how it’s diagnosed and how it’s treated.

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[angellotanna]

I was diagnosed with small intestine obstruction earlier last month. I experienced every single symptoms mentioned above, it's indeed a horrible experience 😭😭😭😭😭😭. Thanks to God that am getting better now.

[mariab]

Thank you for this video! I’m 3 weeks post operative from a closed-loop SBO. My surgeon said it was so bad I wouldn’t have made it another day. Listen to your body!!! I never had the causes or risk factors of a SBO, but there is a very rare (1-3%) cause of congenital bands, which are tissues that your born with that twist the intestines. Never went to the hospital in 27 years until last month.

[yanrichmpanzu]

Thanks a million for your amazing resume of SBO, that give a good overview. i4m a new resident in general surgery. thanks again for your lesson.
go ahead

[helenk]

Thank you for this extended version, your video's are excellent!

[jennifergerds]

Thankyou for this video my 19 year old daughter has a small bowel obstruction and I needed answers to be more then what the dr told me because of the initial shock it’s hard to recall everything YOU DID EXCELLENT Thankyou very much

[paulalaurie]

My husband went in to hospital as an emergency. Distended stomach, pain, vomiting. CT Scan performed with contrast. Diagnosis was neuroendochrine tumour in the mesentrey tagging pulling on the small bowel. Had over 2 feet of small bowel dissected. Plus a few small tumours on the bowel.

The surgeons saved his life.

[jeriwalsh]

Just the information I was needing. Thank you

[marqarittakakuva]

Thanks...watching from Namibia...doing my surgery rotation ❤

[jessa]

Oh my gosh my dad was sick for 3 days and I took him to the ER, after he asked me the 2nd time& only because I thought he just had air in his stomach again!! He’s gone so many times for that reason and they can’t do anything for him! Please c God help him❤🙏

[chingli-xgns]

1 day my mom, girlfriend & i were cleaning, plus we had a house full of ants, we spray bleach everywhere. I ingested something, probably bleach on food, was in the most PAIN ever had in my LIFE, 4 hours later, my small Bowel Twisted. I had a EMERGENCY OPERATION 2HOURS LATER 😮. Surgeon Cut 2ft of small intestine. I was so healthy before then, ate fruit vegetables, even jogged. Now I can't do as Much, it changed my Life. I digested food too quick now. If I drink coffee or eat sweetes like Donuts 🍩 or 🍰 cake, Im in the bathroom in 5 minutes. Are any of these new complications happening to any of you guys? How do you handle it? And how can we reverse it or make it better?

[bradgrauer]

I had small bowel obstruction completely pinched together it was like somebody stabbing me in the stomach for 12 hours straight then I finally got into surgery

[OneLoveJamaicanfood]

I’m goin to the Doctors this week, because I really feel like I have Partial intra abdominal adhesion. I got the gastric sleeve surgery 2yrs ago, now for the past 2 months I’ve been severely constipated, can’t move my bowels on my own without an enema or colonics hydrotherapy, or drinking Detox tea, today all of a sudden my stomach feels really gassy and I at least been passing gas today, I haven’t in several weeks, and the bloating is ridiculous.

[samanthaknapo]

@JJMedicine I recently had to take diarrhoea medication, a very small amount. I typically don't because I experience obstruction immediately. I have had surgery before (my colon had twisted around itself because it was too long). I've been drinking warm water and increased my fibre intake, but nothing is helping. What cost effective measures would you recommend?

[.sameerapatnana]

How the gall stones affected for small bowel obstruction please am waiting for your reply

[chieftainofoukwanyama]

Is this a follow up for yesterday's video? 🤔

[elizabethalfred]

Living with the stigma of colorectal Cancer and not been able to have a healthy relationship was messing up my life really bad, until I got some super herbs from Dr igho YouTube channel, I haven't had any Symptom's for some while now, after I used his herbs & I'm planning to get another test done, Am grateful & advise you help yourself also.

[Amit-bcym]

Good information. Bowel obstruction is a seriously complicated condition. If you have the same problem you can consult with Dr Vikram Chauhan. He is a good doctor.

[arjunys]

i was diagnosed in 2016 with this. I have become skinny and it has been very hard for me to gain weight. Is there a relation between the two??

[carolbenson]

Great explanation! Just had surgery on small intestine three weeks ago and Im still weak... trying to get stronger. Bowels better though. Worse pain ever in the beginning and after surgery. Wondering if anyone out there had this surgery and how long it took to get strong again?

[charlivos]

...this is the 2nd time in 3 weeks, I need to change my diet & environment ...can't seem to hold food down & digest it properly.