Colonoscopy and an irrigoscopy procedure are used to visually assess the condition of the intestinal mucosa. Colonoscopy is performed if there is:
- in the stool white mucus;
- frequent attacks of flatulence, severe abdominal pain of unknown origin;
- violation of defecation.
Before the procedure, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the intestines to avoid distortion of the clinic of the disease. At the same time, enemas, laxatives and a special diet that relaxes the intestines are used. The endoscopist, together with the nurse, examines all parts of the intestine with a probe. The use of relaxing remedies provokes bowel flaccidity and development of constipation after a colonoscopy.
With various pathologies of the colon, the most informative and, moreover, painless method is irrigoscopy. This method is based on the ability of the intestine to pass through the X-rays. In this case, the damaged parts of the intestinal mucosa are allocated on the X-ray. This examination is prescribed for:
- Long-term chronic constipation.
- Allocating from the anus of mucus, pus, severe pain in the anus.
- Hemorrhoids.
The barium suspension used can cause constipation after the irrigoscopy.
Constipation after puncture
Puncture is a very common medical procedure for puncturing tissues, vascular walls, the human body or cavity, and pathological formations. Puncture is used for diagnostic purposes, therapeutic for delivery of blood products, blood substitutes, artificial food. Very important is the procedure of puncture in in vitro fertilization( IVF), which is used for artificial insemination of a woman in case of infertility.
Extracting the egg from the female body, it is artificially fertilized and placed in an incubator. A few days later, the embryo is transferred to the uterus, where it continues to develop. At all stages of IVF, a puncture is used. At the first stage, puncture of the follicles is the extraction of mature eggs by a method of aspiration. In this case, general or local anesthesia with the use of narcotic drugs is used. Puncture is performed when the follicles reach a size of 16-20 mm in diameter. Overexposure is dangerous when the ovulation process begins, when it can no longer be used for its intended purpose. Stimulate superovulation individually selected dosage of hormone-containing medications.
Constipation after puncture of the follicles can be caused not only by anesthesia, medications, but also overactive reaction of the ovaries to hormonal preparations, accompanying them with rapid growth. Basically, with this procedure, constipation is very rare. However, the recommended diet after puncture of follicles with a high protein content can provoke constipation. To prevent this phenomenon, it is necessary to significantly increase the consumption of clean drinking water.
Constipation after ovarian puncture can be ruled out if you follow all the medical recommendations for the preparation for the procedure and diet with a large amount of fluid after the procedure is completed. You can also say about constipation after puncture with IVF.The reason for constipation is mainly compliance with the protein diet, especially if a woman has a predisposition to reduce intestinal motility. Very effective help from constipation in restoring the normal functioning of the esophagus is cold pressed vegetable oil, oatmeal, fresh yogurt.