Visceral Ischemia

Symptoms

• Acute mesenteric ischemia
  Signs and symptoms of the acute form of mesenteric ischemia include:
• Abrupt, severe abdominal pain
• Urgent need to have a bowel movement
• Fever
• Nausea and vomiting
• Chronic mesenteric ischemia
  Signs and symptoms of the chronic form of mesenteric ischemia include:
• Abdominal pain that starts about 30 minutes after eating
• Pain that worsens over an hour
• Pain that goes away within one to three hours