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Distended Abdomen After Meals. Due To Too Much Fiber? Gurgling Noise In Stomach
After dinner the area around my navel was flat, but my upper abdomen was distended. I am a girl, 15 122lbs, 5 7 I think I also ate two much of Fiber One bran cereal. Would this have been caused by too much fiber? I have also heard gurgling noises in my stomach a couple of minutes after dinner. This has never happened to me before. Do I have to go to the ER or is this normal?
The distended abdomen after meals could be because of:
- eating too fast (too much gas enters GI tract) : eat slowly, often and little - high fiber foods : take malabsorption tests - candida infection of GI : do culture of stool for candida - GERD (reflux): - do not lay down immediately after eating
You can schedule an appointment with a Gastroenterologist to further investigate and get proper treatment. Meanwhile, I suggest to eat less fiber and drink more water.
All the best! Dr.Alba
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Distended Abdomen After Meals. Due To Too Much Fiber? Gurgling Noise In Stomach
Hi, The distended abdomen after meals could be because of: - eating too fast (too much gas enters GI tract) : eat slowly, often and little - high fiber foods : take malabsorption tests - candida infection of GI : do culture of stool for candida - GERD (reflux): - do not lay down immediately after eating You can schedule an appointment with a Gastroenterologist to further investigate and get proper treatment. Meanwhile, I suggest to eat less fiber and drink more water. All the best! Dr.Alba