Other conditions with symptoms similar to a bowel obstruction
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Other conditions with symptoms similar to a bowel obstruction
Bowel obstructions usually cause some degree of abdominal pain, bloating, and vomiting. Other conditions that may cause similar symptoms include:
- Inflammation of the appendix (appendicitis).
- Food poisoning.
- Inflammation of the lining of the stomach and the intestines (gastroenteritis).
- Severe constipation from hard, dry stools (fecal impaction).
- Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis).
- Inflammation of the gallbladder (acute cholecystitis).
- Stomach (peptic) ulcers.
- Irritable bowel syndrome, which can cause cramping belly pain and bloating, but not usually vomiting.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Last Updated | May 16, 2007 |
| Last updated: | May 16, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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