Abdominal pain, diarrhea for 1 week, the man almost lost his life due to colon

The unnamed man from London went to the hospital after suffering stomach pain and diarrhea for a week.

The doctors were amazed to discover that the patient had a bulge of the colon , his colon dilated to 18cm and the end of the colon was full of waste.

The team at Newham University Hospital published this unusual case in the Medical Journal. According to the medical records of the man, he has autism and has been hospitalized many times because of constipation since 2014.

After a general examination, the doctors performed CT scans for the patient, and found that his colon was overexposed and overloaded with waste. Doctors gave him laxatives and enema to help alleviate the situation, but the man firmly refused.

Colon enlargement and waste overload.

Two days later, the male patient said that his stomach ache was getting worse. The doctor decided to test again and found the patient had peritonitis - a life-threatening infection and impaired consciousness.

Later tests also showed that his kidneys were weakened, blood gradually increased in acidity. The doctor then had to perform a second CT scan and this time it was found that the colon was punctured. The man was immediately taken to the intensive care room for surgery.

After surgery, the patient gradually recovered. The doctor shared: 'This patient has a chronic colon enlargement and colon enlargement. The old medical record showed that patients had constipation, abdominal pain and bloating many times since childhood until adolescence. These patients are at risk for intestinal ulcers and are at high risk of colon perforation. "

Colon enlargement is an abnormal stretch of the colon.

What is the colon bulge?

Colon enlargement is an abnormal dilatation of the colon, as a result of severe prolonged constipation. The disease makes it difficult to go to the toilet, it can also put pressure on the bladder, making it difficult to urinate.

Colon enlargement causes the following symptoms:

1. Constipation lasts.
2. Intermittent abdominal pain.
3. Touching hard feces in the abdominal wall.
4. Children often show signs of 'draining drains', splitting much after anal stimulation.
5. When complications of intestinal inflammation, patients often have high fever, blood stools, rapid heart rate and pulse.