Depending on where the stricture is located, patients with strictures can have blockage symptoms that include nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating, or the inability to pass gas and stool. Let your doctor know if you have any of these symptoms.

What are the symptoms of a stricture?

Symptoms of strictures include abdominal pain, cramping, and bloating. In serious cases, strictures can progress to the point of causing a complete intestinal obstruction, which may result in nausea, vomiting, abdominal distention, and severe abdominal pain.

How do you treat an intestinal stricture?

When strictures are caused by disease inflammation, initial treatment may typically include medication to help improve the narrowing of the intestines. Surgery may also be a necessary option. Strictureplasty and small bowel resection are two surgical procedures to repair a stricture.