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What Causes Bloating Of Stomach And Frequent Bowel Movements?

Hi. Im 24, weight approx 7 and a half stone and 5ft2. Usually in good overall health and just recently quit smoking. For the past 3-4 months my stomach has been swelling/bloating. This was ignored due to assuming it may be to do with my menstrual cycle or certain foods after a meal as the swelling/bloating would come and go. However recently 3-4 weeks now the swelling/bloating is constant. I ve become very tired to the point where I feel exhausted. With being so exhausted I become dizzy, have headaches and very faint. The usual symptoms to tiredness. Within the last week I feel I m unable to catch my thirst. My mouth becomes dry even though I have had fluids throughout the day. I had an occasion where I was heaving to be sick but was unable. I have noticed changes in my mood, low and stressed however this also connects with tiredness. I ve recently not been able to wear any clothing which lays tight on my stomach otherwise I get an ache/cramp pain. Even though I get cramps daily, some which I barely feel, it is worse when I have tight clothing on my stomach. I ve noticed my left side of my abdomen is hard and my right side is soft. My bowl movements are a lot more frequent and my stomach is always active with movements. I ve become very hungry which is usual because I ve never had a big apatite. This week has started with trouble to sleep, restlessness and irritable. I am not pregnant due to being on birth control. I have anxiety so I put going to the doctors off a lot due to not wanting to waste their time if it turns out to be nothing. So it would be great if you had any kind of diagnostic.
Wed, 19 Jul 2017
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smoking and use of birth pills make me to warn you to visit your doctor urgently. Do and urgent ECG, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY and d-dimer test. if probability of pulmonary thrombosis come out to be low get SCREEN for right heart failure secondary to lung pathology of smoking related disease.
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What Causes Bloating Of Stomach And Frequent Bowel Movements?

smoking and use of birth pills make me to warn you to visit your doctor urgently. Do and urgent ECG, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY and d-dimer test. if probability of pulmonary thrombosis come out to be low get SCREEN for right heart failure secondary to lung pathology of smoking related disease.