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Symptoms of Bowel Obstruction

Symptoms of Bowel Obstruction

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Bowel Obstruction includes the 9 symptoms listed below:

• Abdominal swelling
• Constipation
• Severe abdominal cramps
• Intermittent abdominal cramps
• Vomiting
• Green vomit
• Fecal vomiting - vomit that looks like feces
• Blood-stained mucus passed
• Passing jelly-like mucus
• more information...»

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• Hidden Causes of Bowel Obstruction
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Bowel Obstruction: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Bowel Obstruction:

• Intestional abscess
• Perforation
• Peritonitis
• more complications...»

Bowel Obstruction Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Chronic constipation

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Bowel Obstruction:

• Physical examination
• Barium enema - this test may also actually resolve the condition in some cases.
• more tests...»

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Do I have Bowel Obstruction?

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Bowel Obstruction: Medical Mistakes

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Bowel Obstruction: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Bowel Obstruction:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Bowel Obstruction?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Bowel Obstruction includes:

• Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
• Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
• Mesothelioma
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 3 alternative diagnoses for Bowel Obstruction

Bowel Obstruction: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Bowel Obstruction:

More information about symptoms of Bowel Obstruction and related conditions:

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• Associated conditions for Bowel Obstruction

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal swelling - see all causes of Abdominal swelling
• Blood-stained mucus passed - see all causes of Bloody stool
• Constipation - see all causes of Constipation
• Fecal vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Green vomit - see all causes of Vomiting
• Intermittent abdominal cramps - see all causes of Stomach cramps
• Passing jelly-like mucus - see all causes of Mucus stool
• Severe abdominal cramps - see all causes of Severe abdominal cramps
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting

Medical Books Online about Bowel Obstruction

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Bowel Obstruction are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Bowel Obstruction.

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Symptoms of Bowel Obstruction: Online Medical Books

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Chronic constipation: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

The patient typically strains to produce dry, hard stool accompanied by mild abdominal discomfort. Straining can aggravate other rectal conditions such as hemorrhoids.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Bowel Obstruction as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Bowel Obstruction as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Bowel Obstruction.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

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About signs and symptoms of Bowel Obstruction:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Bowel Obstruction. This signs and symptoms information for Bowel Obstruction has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Bowel Obstruction signs or Bowel Obstruction symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Bowel Obstruction may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Bowel Obstruction symptoms.

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