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[edit] Ileus
Ileus, also called Paralytic Ileus, Adynamic Ileus is an Intestinal Paresis. It can be caused by an intra-abdominal infection, an obstruction, accumulation of blood, a tumor or by some systemic diseases. A temporary ileus can happen after abdominal surgery and can last up to 72 hours.
[edit] Obstruction
This page currently seems to be about obstruction rather than ileus. Perhaps this page should be merged with bowel obstruction and deleted. Osmodiar 14:59, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Yes, ileus is different from obstruction. I think this page needs to be deleted and rewriten.--Rossd 19:24, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ileus
Okay I understand what happens when you have an ileus. My big question is one that seems to have no answer. I would like to know how long it can take for things to return to normal or somewhat normal. If the ileus was casued from lack of movement. No scar tissue, due to no prior surguries. Symptoms appeared after a bad case of C-Dif and then dehydration. help
- I'm not a doctor, but it took my wife weeks, even months to return to normal. I'd give yourself at least six weeks. --KSnortum 02:42, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— To the answer of the man above whose wife had C-dificile. C-dificile can cause toxic megacolon; common signs/symptoms include a dilated colon, distention of the abdomen, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea (or non bloody) fever, dehydration, tachycardia, shock, sepsis. Your wife's C. dificile infection caused inflammation of the colon, which can cause scarring, ulcerations, raised nodules, and yellow-white plaques. Necrosis can even occur. This should explain why your wife had an colon acting as ileus, because the colon was too "sick" to have proper movements and therefore shut itself off for a while until it could heal134.48.233.114 20:16, 9 August 2006 (UTC)K. Hertig, Physician Assistant Student
I have been diagnosed with ileus. I had abdominal surgery 2 weeks ago (followed by opiates for pain management). I STILL have huge, walrus-like burps erupting without notice and lots of gastric distention. Can it be ileus if there is plenty of diarrhea and flatulence?
Thank you to anyone who can help...
[edit] Flatulence
Does the bullet item "lack of bowel movement and/or flatulence" mean (1) lack of BM and lack of flatulence or (2) lack of BM and presence of flatulence? In either case, why not put "bowel movement" and "flatulence" in separate bullet items? (And the "and/or" is meaningless.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.101.150.37 (talk) 12:22, August 28, 2007 (UTC)
