A pseudo-obstruction is when you have symptoms of a bowel obstruction but no actual blockage. This can happen because of problems with your gastrointestinal muscles or with the nerves that control them.Opioid drugsmay cause it. Bowel Obstruction Symptoms Signs of an intestinal blockage will depend ...
Rectal bleeding:It could just be a side effect from your irritable bowel syndrome constipation, caused by a tear in your anus. The bleeding also might be caused by a hemorrhoid. But if you have a large amount ofblood in your stool, or if the bleeding just won’t go away, you should ...
Biliary colic is the blockage of the bile duct by gallstones. When the bile duct is blocked, the duct goes into painful spasms to expel the stone. What is the Gallbladder? The gallbladder is a pear-shaped sac lying just under the right half of the liver. It is where bile - the gre...
DVT is a serious condition that can cause long-termillness, disability, and death. A dangerous complication of DVT ispulmonary embolism, which occurs when a piece of a blood clot breaks off, travels throughblood vesselsto thelungs, and forms a blockage, known as anembolism, that obstructs blo...
Ependymal cells produce CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), which is located within the ventricles of the brain and in the subarachnoid space that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Aside from allowing the brain to float in the skull, CSF acts as a cushion against traumaand also helps wash away some...
Surgery is usually necessary only for people who have an intestinal blockage or very severe symptoms that are not relieved by medication. It involves having a section of the intestine removed. This can improve Crohn's disease, but it does not cure it. ...
Vomiting (small intestine blockage) Abdominal distention Bloated feeling Reduced flatulence Abnormal bowel sounds Kidney Stones Akidney stoneis a hard mass that forms within the kidney as result of certain constituents of urine crystallizing. It is also known as a renal calculus. Most stones are pass...
Bowel obstruction (also known as an intestinal blockage) Kidney stones (hardened mineral clumps that form in the kidney) Pancreatic cancer (the 10th most common cancer) Extra-abdominal Causes of Nausea These involve conditions that activate the dorsal brainstem either directly or indirectly via organs...
An urgent need to pee, often in the middle of the night Painful urination Pain when you ejaculate (release semen atorgasm) Pain in the genitals, groin, or lower belly A“heavy” feeling behind your scrotum Urinary blockage (difficulty peeing or a weak urine stream) ...
A pulmonary embolism, or PE, is a blockage in the arteries that deliver blood to your lungs. It can happen when a blood clot forms in your leg (deep vein thrombosis) and travels through your body. Symptoms include being out of breath, chest pain, and passing out. Without quick treatment...