Since the intestinal content of this portion is unable to move forward, food or drink should be avoided until peristaltic sound is heard, by auscultation (use of a stethoscope) of the area where this portion lies. Intestinal atony or paralysis may be caused by inhibitory neural reflexes, inflammation or other implication of neurohumoral peptides. Risk factors
gastrointestinal surgery or other GI procedures
electrolyte imbalance (Namely hypokalemia and hypercalcemia)
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and other causes of metabolic acidosis
hypothyroidism
diabetes
medications (e.g. opioids or antimuscarinics)
severe illness (Inflammation with peritonitis)
spinal cord injury, those with injury above thoracic vertebrae 5 (T5) will have hypomotility problems within the bowel
acute intermittent porphyria

Treatment
Traditionally, nothing by mouth was considered to be mandatory in all cases, but gentle feeding by enteral feeding tube may help to restore motility by triggering the guts normal feedback signals, so this is the recommended management initially. When the patient has severe, persistent signs that motility is completely disrupted, nasogastric suction and parenteral nutrition may be required until passage is restored. In such cases, continuing aggressive enteral feeding causes a risk of perforating the gut. Several options are available in the case of paralytic ileus. Most treatment is supportive. If caused by medication, the offending agent is discontinued or reduced. Bowel movements may be stimulated by prescribing lactulose, erythromycin or, in severe cases that are thought to have a neurological component (such as Ogilvies syndrome), neostigmine.
Tarka may refer to:

Tarka, also Chhaunk, in Indian cuisine is a method of seasoning food with spices heated in oil or ghee
Tarka, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria
Tarka, Niger
Tarka the Otter, a 1927 novel by Henry Williamson
Tarka Line, a railway line in Devon, England
Tarka Trail, a series of footpaths assembled from former railway lines
Tarka (medication), a brand name for an antihypertensive medication
Tarka (flute), also tharqa, a traditional flute of the Andes
David Tarka (born 1983), Australian football player
Taharqa, Nubian pharaoh of the twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
Tarka (film), a 1988 Kannada language movie
Taarka, an Oregonian quartet
Tarka Cordell (1968–2008), British musician, writer and record producer
Wiesław Tarka (born 1964), Polish diplomat
The Tarka, an alien race in the video game Sword of the Stars

See also
Tarka sastra, an Indian science of dialectics, logic and reasoning