has anyone ever saw a case of gangrene in the small intestine? if so pls tell me about it.?
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I am sorry your dad had to suffer this problem. It is very painful and he was probably very sick. I am glad that he survived the ordeal.
Its call ischemic bowel and in your dad's case infarcted bowel. This not so uncommon problem arises when there is insufficient blood flow to the bowel. Like a heart attack, because there is a lack of blood to that portion of the bowel, the bowel dies off. If not taken to surgery immediately the gut content will leak out of the dead gut and cause a serious infection.
There alot of causes of ischemic bowel including adhesions (previous abdominal surgeries create scar issues that can stangulate the bowel), volvulus (the bowel twist onto itself thereby cutting off blood supply), and hernias are few causes that i can recall.
The most immediate thing to realize is that he probably is still on antibiotics. Because inside of the gut is pretty dirty, he may have an infection. If he stablizes and gets better, he should do just fine.
http://depts.washington.edu/growing/Assess/SBS.htm
http://health.allrefer.com/health/intestinal-ischemia-and-infarction-info.html
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yeah i assisted a few operation of this sort, i am a nurse, its usually non-fatal, your dad will be all good and will get better now..
tell him he should bring konbu ( laminaria japonica ) in his diet.. its a sea weed that have intestinal medical properties as well, konbu will repair the smallest blood vessels..
tell him to cut into pieces and eat like chips
( it could cure incurable hemoroiids in 3 days..
I've seen gangrene in limbs and such, but never actually seen it on the inside of the body. He will be fine. He may have to be extra careful with his diet, due to the small intestine taking in the nutrients and such from food for the body. His doctor will tell him (and you guys) all you need to know about the after-affects of this surgery. Gangrene is very dangerous and ultimately deadly, especially in the gut. Leakage of the bowel into the abdominal cavity can cause peritonitis, which can kill within 15 minutes. Be glad that they caught this, and I hope your dad feels much better! Tell him spooky sends her best wishes for a speedy recovery!
My experience almost 4 years ago I had colon surgery. I had a lot of my small intestine removed and gangrene had set up. I am seeing a gastroenterolgist I have severe cases of diarrhea. I take medicine for this but you lose all of your enzymes and they have to build back up in your system and this takes time.
Only having 80 cm of small intestine is going to be difficult for him to get nutrition. He may need an extended period of intravenous nutrition, or some high calorie supplement drinks.
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