Objective To explore the diagnosis,treatment,and prevention of delaying enteroparalysis following acute abdomen.Methods Medical records from 160 patients who undertook acute abdomen were analyzed,which included abdominal pain,abdominal distention,recovery time of bowel sounds,clinical diagnosis,therapy,and prevention.Results 11 patients developed delaying enteroparalysis,whereas the patients who undertook laparoscopic procedure did not occur.Conclusions The following measures may lessen significantly symptoms of the disease,including full preoperative preparation,gentle surgical procedure,intraoperative protective management,postoperative effective measures of anti-infection and support,continuous gastrointestinal decompression,the traditional Chinese medicine,and physical therapy.