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Suggest Treatment For Severe Bloating
I had surgery for acid reflux in 2010. However, now i have awful bloating and look like i am 3-4 months pregnant. It does not matter what i eat i bloat. Before bed i take 2 gas x pills and my stomach goes down to -looking like i am 2 months pregnant. But as soon as i eat or drink anything, cereal, toast, juice, or water it bloats back up again. I have gained 40 lbs over the past 5 years. I went from a size 10-12 to size 16. I cannot over be ause i feel like i will throw up. I cannot have sex because i feel like i am going to throw up everything inside of me. I have gone to gastro interologists specialist, they cannot find anything wrong. I feel very frustrated. But i am not giving up.
Fri, 10 Jul 2015
Hi,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach bloating is caused mainly because of air swallowing known as erophagia.
The other causes are irritable bowel syndrome,dyspepsia, constipation ,celiac disease,sprue,bowel obstruction which needs to be diagnosed by clinical examination and various investigations.
If you already took gas x and still having abdominal bloating or distension then u should start some medication like,
proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or rabeprazole),
Take antacid gel like digene or sucralfate,
avoid excess carbohydrates and fatty foods,
avoid oily and spicy foods.
If you still have these problems then u should go for routine blood tests with ultrasound abdomen and upper GI endoscopy if had not done earlier.
Consult to gastroenterologist again and ask me for various investigations to treat underlying cause.
Regards,
Welcome to health care magic,
Stomach bloating is caused mainly because of air swallowing known as erophagia.
The other causes are irritable bowel syndrome,dyspepsia, constipation ,celiac disease,sprue,bowel obstruction which needs to be diagnosed by clinical examination and various investigations.
If you already took gas x and still having abdominal bloating or distension then u should start some medication like,
proton pump inhibitors (pantoprazole or rabeprazole),
Take antacid gel like digene or sucralfate,
avoid excess carbohydrates and fatty foods,
avoid oily and spicy foods.
If you still have these problems then u should go for routine blood tests with ultrasound abdomen and upper GI endoscopy if had not done earlier.
Consult to gastroenterologist again and ask me for various investigations to treat underlying cause.
Regards,
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