Does peritonitis cause abdominal distension

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Uncle has been suffering from peritonitis for more than half a month. Recently, he always said that abdominal distension was caused by peritonitis. I was very worried that it was caused by peritonitis. Yesterday, I went to the hospital and consulted the doctor about some relevant knowledge. Now I'll share with you the abdominal distension caused by peritonitis?

Does peritonitis cause abdominal distension

First, peritonitis, some patients will have abdominal distension, the main clinical manifestations of peritonitis, early symptoms of peritoneal irritation, such as abdominal pain, abdominal muscle tension and rebound pain. Abdominal signs showed that abdominal breathing was weakened or disappeared, accompanied by obvious abdominal distension. Tenderness and rebound pain are the main signs of peritonitis, which always exist, usually throughout the whole abdomen, especially in the primary lesion.

Second, abdominal pain is the main symptom of peritonitis. But they are usually very intense, intolerable and persistent. Deep breathing, coughing and turning the body can aggravate the pain. So the patient can't change the body position. The pain usually starts from the primary lesion, and spreads to the whole abdomen after the spread of inflammation, but the primary lesion is still more significant.

Third, nausea and vomiting are common symptoms in the early stage. At the beginning, reflex nausea and vomiting were caused by stimulation of the peritoneum, and the vomit was the contents of the stomach. In the later stage of paralytic ileus, vomit turned yellow green, even brown fecal intestinal contents.

matters needing attention

Peritonitis patients usually should eat high protein, high calorie, easy to digest diet. Pay attention to body temperature and abdominal pain, keep bowel movement unobstructed and prevent constipation. Patients with sudden abdominal pain should go to the hospital.