Objective To analyze the effect of meglumine diatrizoate on diagnosing and treating adhesiveness small intestinal obstruction. Methods The clinic data of 484 cases of adhesiveness small intestinal obstruction were analyzed retrospectively. Those patients were treated with radiography with 76% of meglumine diatrizoate by orally or injected. Results After taking meglumine diatrizoate, 362 patients were cured, and the other 122 cases were diagnosed clearly and treated with surgery. Conclusions Meglumine diatrizoate can be used to diagnose adhesiveness small intestinal obstruction and confirm where the obstruction is. It can be the routine treatment for adhesiveness small intestinal obstruction and can be used repeatedly. It also can provide evidence to surgical treatment and guide to make the surgical project.