What is bowel obstruction?

Intestinal obstruction is a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through.

How do members experience bowel obstruction?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bowel obstruction*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for bowel obstruction*

Who has bowel obstruction on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 19
30s 36
40s 78
50s 96
60s 94
70+ 73

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 102
Female 294