Twisted bowel or volvulus implies an abnormal looping and twisting of the intestine (small or large), resulting in bowel obstruction. Such obstruction hampers intestinal blood supply, and may lead to death (necrosis) of the gut tissue.
The main advantages of western medicine are accessibility and ease  in dosing. Disadvantages include becoming immune to certain drugs  after using them for long periods; mas â¦ king the health issue instead  of actually fixing the underlying problem; and the high costs.he advantages of using alternative medicines are that there are  not side effects (usually). Alternative medicine can heal the body  completely. But this takes time.
The advantages are that synthetic medicines can be made consistantly with the same product each time, and that they are cheap to make (usually) I wouldn't say there were any â¦ disadvantages.7 people found this useful. Nicola.nswer by David Champney. Confidence votes 30. synthetic medicine is as opposed to herbal or other remedies, it means man made. the reason synthetic medicine became so popular was because it could be made consistantly, with the same product every time, where as with herbal remedies can vary.