[kellyhound]

What Is Twisted Bowel?
Your doctor may call it volvulus. It happens when your intestine twists around itself or the tissue that holds it in place. The affected spot blocks food and liquid from passing through. It may even be tight enough to cut off blood flow. If this happens, the tissue in that area of the intestine can die. That can cause serious problems.

The most common form of twisted bowel is sigmoid volvulus. It’s the twisting of the last part of your colon, called the sigmoid colon. It can also happen in the beginning of the large intestine (the cecum and ascending colon). If it's twisted there, that’s called cecal volvulus.

If the twist is in the sigmoid colon, your doctor may first try a sigmoidoscopy. (S)he’ll put a flexible tube (or sigmoidoscope) through your rectum and into the lower part of your colon.

Small amounts of air get pumped into the colon to open it. This is usually enough to straighten your intestine. But the chance of the bowel twisting again in the same spot is very high. Your doctor may suggest surgery as a permanent solution.

A similar procedure, colonoscopy, can fix twists in the beginning of the colon. But the chance of it twisting again is high. Most cases in this area need surgery.

Surgeries:
Surgery is an option to treat volvulus and stop the intestine from twisting again. Types of surgeries for twisted bowel include:

Colectomy: This is a surgery that removes all or part of your colon. For a twist in the lower colon, your doctor will take out the affected part of your intestine.

Then, (s)he’ll put the two healthy ends together in a procedure called bowel resection. The chance of volvulus coming back after this surgery is very low.

[BadmouthBetty]

Human anatomy is phenomenal and it is fascinating the medical procedures we can do. All of it just fascinates me. Thanks for sharing

[ChristySD]

My ex-husband has Crohn's and had a volvulus. He had approximately 1 foot of his intestines removed and he did, indeed, have a resection. That happened when he was 21. He is 43 now, will be 44 next month, and has had intestinal problems ever since. Can't stand the guy, hence my EX, but I do know it is painful.

[Flapmon]

I have a family member who was born with her intestines out of her stomach, they had to do surgery and fucked up by leaving dead intestine inside her, she nearly died and was flown to another hospital where she lost even more intestine. The human body is amazing yet terrifying and an absolute jerk.

[journey2xl]

After watching these clips and the amount of colon they have to fish through, I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often...

[DiamondSmiles]

What a nice, crisp and clear video!

[Konamama]

What fascinates me is that there are people in the world who are so fascinated by human anatomy that they can cool-mindedly fix things. WOW