Treatment
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment options include:
Nutritional Support
Intravenous (IV) feeding may be necessary to help prevent malnutrition.
Medications
Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to help prevent bacterial infections due to your condition. In addition, medications can be used to treat muscle problems in the intestines. Changes in your medications to eliminate some medications that can slow recovery from, or worsen, this condition.
Surgery
In severe cases of intestinal pseudo-obstruction, surgery to remove part or your entire intestine may be necessary.
Endoscopy
If the colon does not resume normal function after conservative management, the pressure build-up in the colon can be relieved by removing the trapped air with a colonoscope .
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