With both acute and chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction, symptoms can be relatable to a variety of other gastrointestinal diseases or conditions. Symptoms commonly includes, abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea. In more severe forms, symptoms also include cachexia, complete lack of bowel movement, chronic sharp abdominal pain, early fullness, aversion to food and weigh loss (NORD, 2012). A provider suspecting intestinal pseudo obstruction, will refer the patient to a gastroenterologist, a doctor who specializes in digestive diseases. Proper diagnosis of intestinal pseudo obstruction is difficult to diagnose and takes a long time. The patient with suspected intestinal pseudo obstruction will undergo
