Intestinal pseudoobstruction
Chronic intestinal pseudoobstruction (HIPO) - a rare, disabling violation of the motility of the gastrointestinal tract, similar to a mechanical obstruction, but without a mechanical obstacle. Hence the name pseudoobstruction.
The disease occurs in both children and adults. There are primary pseudoobstruction caused by a genetic predisposition, and secondary, which is based on a number of diseases: autoimmune, endocrine, neurological, oncological.
The clinical symptomsthat allow you to suspect the disease include:
- constipation
- abdominal pain
- nausea
- vomiting
- bloating
- diarrhea
- weight loss
At first, the disease occurs in the form of" acute attacks", during which all the symptoms worsen. Then the complaints become permanent.
In the presence of the presented symptoms, it is necessary to contact a specialist who will assess the condition and send it for examination.
The main diagnostic method is X-ray examination. It will eliminate mechanical obstruction, establish the duration of stagnation of the contrast suspension, the presence of expansion of the loops of the small intestine.
With persistent motility disorders and prolonged stagnation of intestinal contents in the small intestine, a syndrome of excessive bacterial growth develops, which leads to the penetration of microbes from the intestine into the blood and other organs, causing septic conditions. Symptoms of impaired absorption increase: protein-free edema, hypovitaminosis, weight loss, cachexia appear. In the blood, anemia, leukocytosis, accelerated ESR increases.
Treatment: diet therapy – food is liquid, pureed, rich in protein, with a restriction of fat, fiber. If it is impossible to eat due to nausea and vomiting, it is possible to complete parenteral nutrition: the introduction of protein, fat, glucose, salts, and vitamins into the blood. Drug therapy includes drugs that stimulate motor skills, antibiotics that suppress microbial growth.
In the Moscow Clinical Scientific and Practical Center named after A. S. Loginov, treatment of patients with HIPO is carried out jointly by gastroenterologists, surgeons, endoscopists, resuscitators, nutritionists.
Do not delay your visit to the specialists of our Center. This will help to diagnose this condition in a timely manner and choose the right treatment tactics. Doctors of the Department of Non-inflammatory Bowel Pathology of the State Medical Institution of the Moscow State Medical Center named after A. S. Loginov DZM are always ready to help you.
