Paralytic ileus (Adynamic bowel obstruction)
Paralytic ileus is a condition characterized by the symptoms of abdominal bowel obstruction like nausea, vomiting, and vague abdominal discomfort due to neuromuscular failure
Tag: "abdominal distension"
Lactose intolerance
9 year old boy regularly complains of abdominal cramps, abdominal distension, and diarrhea after drinking milk. A gastroenterologist administers 50 g of lactose by mouth to the child and measures and increases in the boys expired hydrogen gas. How lactose is digested and absorbed in the small intestine and explains the symptoms that accompany lactose [...]
