Update Fall 2012: I quit after two years as a business analyst. I work at a tech company now and am much happier, but realize that I would not be where I am without my experience at Deloitte. Most of my team in my current company came from consulting (Bain, Deloitte, etc.) as well. ________________. I work there now, I've been here for more than one but less than three years. It is my first job out of college.
Causes of a Blocked Bowel. Most cases of small bowel obstruction are due to mechanical causes. A small portion of cases are due to impaired intestinal motility, thereby preventing the flow of chyme further down the gastrointestinal tract. This causes intestinal contents to become âbacked upâ.
Other causes include hernias and Crohn's disease, which can twist or narrow the intestine, and tumors, which can block the intestine. A blockage also can happen if one part of the intestine folds like a telescope into another part, which is called intussusception. In the large intestine, cancer is most often the cause. Other causes are severe constipation from a hard mass of stool, and narrowing of the intestine caused by diverticulitis or inflammatory bowel disease.