Adhesions

<p>Adhesions are bands of scar-like tissue.

Normally, internal tissues and organs have slippery surfaces so they can shift easily <span class="qt1">as</span> the body moves.

Adhesions cause tissues and organs to stick together.

They might connect the loops of the intestines to each other, to nearby organs, or to the wall of the abdomen.

They can pull sections of the intestines out of place.

This may block food from passing through the intestine.</p><p>Adhesions can occur anywhere in the body.

But they often form after surgery on the abdomen.

Almost everyone who has surgery on the abdomen gets adhesions.

Some adhesions don't cause any problems.

But when they partly or completely block the intestines, they cause symptoms such <span class="qt1">as</span>:</p><ul><li>Severe abdominal pain or c