Increased bowel sounds causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2], Maheep Singh Sangha, M.B.B.S.
Overview
Most of the sounds heard in the stomach and intestines are due to normal digestion and are no need for concern. Many conditions can cause hyperactive or hypoactive bowel sounds. Most are harmless and do not need to be treated.
Causes
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical / poisoning | Ciguatera poisoning, Food poisoning, Herbal Agent overdose (Pygeum africanum) |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | Anticholinergics, Codeine, Dextromethorphan, Spironolactone |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Bowel obstruction, Crohn’s disease, Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, GI bleeding, Hernia, Ogilvie’s syndrome , Pancolitis, Strangulation, Ulcerative colitis, Gastroenteritis |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | Porphyria |
| Iatrogenic | Abdominal surgery, Radiation, Spinal anesthesia, General anesthesia |
| Infectious Disease | Babesiosis , Gastroenteritis, Infectious enteritis |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | Porphyria, Bowel obstruction, Abdominal surgery, Hyponatremia |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | Rhubarb overdose, Serotonin toxicity, Sympathomimetic overdose |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | Hyponatremia |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | Food additive adverse reaction, Food allergy, Polyarteritis nodosa, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3250876/
- ↑ http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/marinetoxins_g.htm
- ↑ “Pygeum africanum (Prunus africanus) (African plum tree). Monograph” (PDF). Alternative Medicine Review : a Journal of Clinical Therapeutic. 7 (1): 71–4. 2002. PMID 11896748. Retrieved 2013-01-06. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ “Polyarteritis Nodosa Mimicking Inflammatory Bowel Disease”. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ Sparić R, Berisavac I, Arsenijević L, Berisavac M, Dokić M, Savić O, Ilić-Mostić T, Kadija S (2010). “[Acute intermittent porphyria in the puerperium]”. Srpski Arhiv Za Celokupno Lekarstvo. 138 (7–8): 506–9. PMID 20842901.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ “Spironolactone Side Effects | Drugs.com”. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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