Question: I have been experiencing persistant abdominal bloating for about three weeks now. I first noticed it during my period, which felt normal, but it hasn%E2%80%99t subsided after 3 weeks. It feels like someone has used a bicycle pump to fill my abdomen up as large as it can go. I am 5%E2%80%994, 150 pounds, but look a good 5 months pregnant now. I have little to no appetite and when I do eat, I feel full quickly.

I am nearly certain at this point that it is not food/gastro related. I have been having regular bowel movements, passing gas and burping normally. There has been no improvement with over the counter medications like GasX (though I%E2%80%99ve tried many times!). I even took a laxative to see if that would flush something through me, but that just caused diarrhea- and I was still just as bloated after no food was left in me.

I wonder if this is something gynecological? I do have PCOS (as well as cervical dysplasia) but neither of those feel like they would cause anything like this. I am absolutely not pregant. This all feels as though it came on all of the sudden out of nowhere. I%E2%80%99ve had no change in diet. I eat very healthy and have no food intolerances. And like I mentioned- even when I don%E2%80%99t eat, i%E2%80%99m bloated. I wake up fully bloated. It is extremely uncomfortable and I feel miserable.

I am currently without health insurance and am looking for some kind of clue as to what this is/how serious it could be before I spend a fortune seeking help out of pocket. I cant really afford a bunch of testing and I fear urgent care will just give me dietary tips. Does this sound like something? Is it worth dipping into savings to go