2006-06-28 10:10:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
I think intestinal adhesion is a situation where intestinal walls have been damaged somehow and then heal so they're constricted or stuck together in a way that they shouldn't be - and then this can interfere with passage of food and cause pain. I think it's also possible for adhesion to occur between an intestine and some other organ in the abdomen. This could be a complication after injury or surgery.
2006-06-28 10:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by turtledove 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The adhesions would not actually be inside of the intestines but outside. The inside of the intestines have a mucosal membrane which is not likely to adhese to anything. The outside of the intestines lie in the abdominal cavity and can be involved with adhesions. Adhesions can be caused by peritonitis which is infection of the abdominal cavity. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can both cause pelvic inflammatory disease resulting in adhesions. A ruptured appendix is another disorder that can result in intestinal adhesions.
2006-06-28 10:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by The Mog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a person sure can. Our intestines are lined with a substance called the peritoneum. There's a fluid between the layers of peritoneum which keeps those layers separated so they can slip easily back and forth. Sometimes, they stick together and cause problems in the intestines. These adhesions are what can cause pain and "normal functions" of the intestines.
2006-06-28 10:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pamela E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truly, they are in many circumstances got here across contained in the tummy as well (yet are extra in many circumstances got here across extra down the digestive tract) and the reason they are no longer digested is because they have a shielding coating that's made from an organization yet gelatinous (and versatile particularly of brittle) 'shell', that's lined in a substance comparable to that which lines your abdomen. Tapeworms could also get disturbingly large and assorted. under no circumstances study tapeworm infestations, it's going to go away you damaged and paranoid.
2016-10-13 22:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
please elaborate on this question. Certain things can adhere to the intestinal lining like parisitic worms, polyps, and ulcerous lesions, is that what you mean?
2006-06-28 10:14:47 · answer #5 · answered by AnswerBlaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Is this an idle question or do you have a reason for asking?
2006-06-28 10:13:35 · answer #6 · answered by joycef101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-06-28 10:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by mtngrl7500 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think, but you shuld not put yoiur health in our hands, ask a docter.
2006-06-28 10:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't really help you with this question
2006-06-28 10:16:39 · answer #9 · answered by pancake 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yuppers
2006-06-28 10:13:25 · answer #10 · answered by all_my_armour_falling_down 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋