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Intestinal Obstruction Definition
Common names:
  • Blocked Bowels
  • Blocked Colon
  • Blocked Intestine
  • Blocked Large Intestine
  • Blocked Small Intestine
  • Bowel Obstruction
  • Colon Obstruction
  • Intestinal Blockage
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Obstipation
  • Obstructed Intestine
  • Small Bowel Obstruction
A person with intestinal obstruction has a blockage in the intestine that does not allow food or stool to pass through the intestine. Images

Intestinal obstruction is common, and most people recover completely.

Symptoms include:
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Last Updated: Sep 9, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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