Is surgery needed for bowel obstruction if the patient is passing stool?
August 10th, 2009 | 
Author: I believe they hooked her to an iv and gave her some medicine…Do u think she will still need surgery? She is passing stool.
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I believe they hooked her to an iv and gave her some medicine…Do u think she will still need surgery? She is passing stool.
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I’ve taken care of a lot of patients with bowel obstructions, and generaly, if they are passing stool they don’t have surgery. The treatment is to let the bowel rest by not feeding them or only giving them clear liquids. IV fluids are given, antibiotics, and pain and nausea meds if needed. Sometimes they put a tube throught the nose into the stomache to decompress the gut.