Intestinal Obstruction ⁽⁹⁾

When a tumor advances to the late stage, it is often accompanied by serious complications; complete intestinal obstruction and urinary retention are two that particularly affect the patient's quality of life. Because a tumor growing in a critical location has become too large, the patient…

In Waike Dacheng (Compendium of External Medicine) there is a formula called Danpi Tang (Moutan Decoction), composed as follows: Cortex Moutan (mudanpi) 1 qian (3 g), Semen Trichosanthis (gualouren) 1 qian (3 g), crushed Semen Persicae (taoren) 2 qian (6 g), Mirabilitum (puxiao) 2 qian…

Cheng, male, 84 years old, was admitted to Fuyang District First People's Hospital in Hangzhou on January 31, 2024 (admission no. 02434411) for severe constipation following COVID-19 infection and community-acquired pneumonia. The patient had a history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and coronary atherosclerotic heart…

Take 2 liang of Zhuyazao (Chinese honey locust tooth), break it open, place it over a low heat until it smokes, and fumigate the anus for about 10-15 minutes; bowel sounds will ensue. If ineffective, repeat the fumigation 1-2 times. One report describes 10 cases…

New Acute Abdomen Studies (Xin Jij Zheng Xue) includes a formula specifically for ileus and intestinal adhesions called Adhesion-Relaxing Decoction (Nianlian Songjie Tang), composed of Magnolia bark (Houpo), Aucklandia (Muxiang), Lindera root (Wuyao), stir-fried radish seed (Cha Laifuzi), red Peony (Chishao), peach kernel (Taoren), mirabilite…

Patients with mid- to late-stage cancer often develop various cancer complications. Ascites and intestinal adhesions occurring together are extremely common, and in severe cases there may even be intestinal obstruction. This is especially common in gynecological patients with ovarian cancer and cervical cancer. Some colorectal-cancer…

I have long regretted that TCM is called the "slow physician." People say TCM is slow only because they have not encountered cases of TCM treating acute emergencies. In clinical practice I often encounter emergencies, and they are quickly resolved, saving patients at the very…

This is another essay I once published under the pen name Huaici Jushi on Sina Blog, recording some of my own past therapeutic experiences. In clinical practice I often give Zengye Tang, a famous formula of the Warm-Disease school, for constipation and abdominal distension in…

Patient Hairuo developed acute intestinal obstruction due to interventional therapy and tumor effects. At Sichuan Provincial Cancer Hospital, after multiple interventions failed, the patient suffered abdominal distension and pain from the obstruction, gradually intensifying to unbearable agony. The attending physician proposed surgery to resolve the…