Patient's question:
Medical Description: Doctor, could you please tell me that my wife had surgery two days ago and hasn't been given a bowel movement stimulant or taken any medication, yet she still hasn't had a bowel movement. Is there any other solution we can try? She hasn't eaten in two days.History of Treatment and Effect: She had surgery and hasn't been given a bowel movement stimulant or taken any medication, yet she still hasn't had a bowel movement.
Help Needed: Is there any other solution we can try?
Doctor's answer:
One consideration is uterine contractions, and the other is postoperative intestinal adhesion. During nighttime rest, the autonomic nervous system is excited, making it easier to feel pain.Recommendation: After childbirth, it is advisable to perform more turning and shifting movements to promote the early recovery of the paralyzed intestinal muscle's peristaltic function and facilitate the rapid expulsion of gas from the intestines.
The importance of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the prevention and treatment of intestinal adhesion is becoming increasingly evident. Among the methods, the use of blood-activating and stasis-resolving methods, as well as the purgative method, show the most significant effects.
Currently, it is known that blood-activating herbs possess multiple pharmacological effects, including improving microcirculation, inhibiting fibrinogen exudation, promoting fibrinogen absorption, enhancing immune phagocytic function, anticoagulation, and promoting fibrinolysis. These effects target the pathophysiological characteristics of intestinal adhesion formation and are more effective and safer than Western medicine.
The mechanism of purgative herbs in preventing and treating intestinal adhesion is related to the early recovery of intestinal function. After the restoration of intestinal peristalsis, the local blood supply of the intestines is significantly improved, leading to faster absorption of abdominal effusion, quicker resolution of inflammation, and improved intestinal nutritional status and barrier function.