The former president was participating in an event when he felt a strong discomfort in the abdomen. Bolsonaro lives with these problems since he was the victim of a stabs in the 2018 elections.
Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had to be in the hospital in a hasty way on Friday (4/11) after sick and pain in the abdomen.
He participated in an event in the city of Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, and participated in the municipal hospital of Aluízio Bezerra. He was then transferred from helicopter to Natal, the state capital.
According to reports issued in the press, Bolsonaro has already complained of inconveniences in the last few days.
The doctor of the former president Antonio Luiz Macedo told Cnn that Bolsonaro presented, in addition to pain, difficulty eating and digestion, due to intestinal relaxation. The image is characterized by a swelling of the abdomen, which can be derived from inflammation.
The expectation of the medical team is to solve the problem with diet and medicines, but a new surgery is not excluded.
Macedo is ready to go to Rio Grande Do Norte, if surgery is needed, but he also said that Bolsonaro may be necessary to transfer to San Paolo.
The councilor Carlos Bolsonaro declared, on the social network X (ex Twitter), that his father was sedated to perform exams still in Santa Cruz, but was already awake and shiny during the transfer to Christmas.
The PL, Bolsonaro’s party, said in an official note that was “deeply dismayed for what happened” and wanted the full recovery to the politician.
Since he was the victim of a knife attack in the 2018 election campaign, the former president had some episodes of intestinal obstruction-when an extract from this organ has blocked and had to be hospitalized to take treatments.
He underwent five abdominal surgical interventions, three of which are delicate, according to his doctor.
Bolsonaro has participated in campaigns and public events that defend the amnesty in those who are condemned for the attacks of January 8, 2024 in Brasilia.
Recently, he himself has become a defendant and will be tried by the Supreme Federal Court (Stf).
Understand below what intestinal obstruction is and because it usually happens in cases like Bolsonaro.
What is intestinal obstruction?
As the name suggests, the image is related to the blocking of part of the small intestine or the large intestine.
This obstruction prevents the passage of food and digestive enzymes which, throughout the intestine, are involved in a series of processes to extract nutrients and discard what will not be used by the body, forming the feces.
The gastroenterologist and surgeon Flávio Quilici, professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of the Campinas, explains that the intestines have a structure similar to that of pipes or pipes.
“If you trample the tube or enter a stone inside, it causes a clog that does not let the water pass,” he says.
The same reasoning applies to our digestive tract: if something is padded inside, there is no way that the content has transit through the organs and go ahead.
What does intestinal obstruction cause?
This clog can be caused by a series of factors, such as inflammatory diseases (Crohn and diverticulitis houses), tumors and even dry and hard foods (such as Jabuticaba seeds, for example).
In the specific case of Bolsonaro, the experts listened to by the BBC News Brazil evaluate that the picture is actually related to the various surgical interventions that he had to pass after suffering stabbed in 2018.
According to Dr. Lúcius Lucas, head of the Syrian-Lebanian hospital surgical center in Brasilia, the operations in the abdomen lead to a healing process, which can involve the loss of the intestinal movement.
“To work with satisfaction, the digestive tract moves constantly. And this mobility can be compromised by the formation of the healing process after surgical procedures”, contextualizes.
A more “rigid” intestine with some healed structures that stick to each other, therefore it can undergo a sort of turning point, which partially or completely obstructs the passage of food – is as if the previous example tube folded completely.
It is interesting to note that this is a probable hypothesis in the case of the president, but has yet to be confirmed by the professionals who accompany him.
What are the symptoms of intestinal obstruction?
This problem may gradually evolve and give only more blunt signals since the situation is more serious.
“Sobbits are a symptom of obstruction, especially when it happens in some regions of the small intestine,” says Lucas.
This condition is also usually related to swelling and severe pain in the belly.
Quilici says that it is possible to detect intestinal obstruction in the physical examination, made in the office itself, especially when the patient has a history of surgery in the region of the abdomen.
“We can also do an X -ray or a tomography to find this obstruction,” he adds.
These tests are routine when a patient is hospitalized with the symptoms of Bolsonaro, according to the doctors listened to by BBC News Brazil.
What is done after diagnosis?
Depending on the cause, gravity and the place where obstruction has occurred, the doctor opts for conservative treatment or surgery.
Lucas explains that in less serious cases it is possible to resort to fasting, to some specific drugs and some less invasive procedures, such as the aspiration of the fluid accumulated due to the impact.
The patient is then monitored for a while until his situation improves.
When the block of the digestive tube is larger, it is usually necessary to open the belly to cancel the obstruction or remove the structure that blocks and plays the intestine.
Quilici and Lucas agree that surgery is relatively simple and is usually not related to complications or a very difficult postoperative.
“When the operation consists in canceling only the fold in the intestine, the recovery is fast and the image usually evolves very well,” says Lucas.
“Now, if the diagnosis and intervention require a lot of time, there is a risk that the intestinal region concerned will undergo a necrosis, which requires the removal of this piece”, adds Quilici.
With a relationship by André Biernath, of the BBC News Brazil.
Source: Terra
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