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.
What are the Patriots advantages and disadvantages at the beggining of the Revolutionary War? The disadvantages for the patriots at the beginning of the war put them in a bad position.They had a lot of disadvantages such as lack of money and supplies, they had no navy, poorly trained/ disciplined forces. Some of the major advantages of the Patriots were they knew geography very well and most of the Patriots owned rifles. They also had General George Washington as the commander and chief of the continental army. George Washington was one of the best strategists and generals of all history.