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thank you all for your help! i really appreciate it although i am sorry to hear you all have gone through something similar...it's very frustrating. i talked to my doctor earlier and he ordered a CT scan which will give me more peace of mind i think. he also mentioned something about a swallow test down the line. hopefully one of these will reveal something, but in the meantime i'll check into the over the counter medicines. thanks again i will update if anything changes 🙂

I suffer from bloating and stomach distention for almost 2 years now! Avoid lactose, gluten, fried food, high Fodmap food, take Metamucil, eat smaller meal, etc. but still suffering! Just had upper & lower endoscopy, doctor hasn't call yet!
Colon sigmoid polyp biopsy "one 3mm sessile tubular adenoma." 3 yrs ago 5 polyps were removed!
Stomach, antrum biopsy "Gastric mucosa with mild gastropathic changes." Don't know what changes! Does anyone know? Thanks!

Sounds like bacteria I, the stomach, H pylori, have you been tested for it?

I am a middle aged male. 6 feet tall and around 125 pounds. I can't gain much weight. In the last 10 years or so I have been unable to increase the calories I consume without getting stomach discomfort. It usually feels like I ate too much or sometimes I get some burning or discomfort in my stomach. In recent years I have found more and more foods and drinks that don't agree with me. I also have problems with constipation.

I have seen a number of dieticians. I am on my fifth GI doctor. I have been treated twice for intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The first time helped a little bit.

I don't think that the doctors have been able to really figure out what's wrong with me. I have had blood tests for different conditions. I had a gastric emptying study.

The doctors have had me try some medications for reflux. None have helped so far. I wonder if this is not the right type of thing to treat my problem.

Has anyone out there had similar problems and have any suggestions for me?

I had the same symptoms & GI suggested a gastric emptying test. It takes about 4 hrs to see how long food takes to be emptied. I was diagnosed with gastroparesis & lactose intolerant. A completely different way of eating has helped some….. Wouldn’t wish this diagnosis on anyone…. Prayers For answers & solutions… 🙏❤️

I have been dealing with so severe since having C diff and being on antibiotics for over 4 months. I feel like I am 7 months pregnant. Just walking around cause my stomach to blow up like a Helium balloon. The swollen goes down a little when I’m sleeping but the minute I get up and start moving around, it gets increasingly worse. I do not have a Lotta gas but do you have Gerd. Has anybody else had this after being on antibiotics or having C diff. A colon specialist I went to saw my stomach getting larger as I was sitting in front of him. He did blood work and CT SCAN AND ALL CAME OUT GOOD. Ugh....I am so uncomfortable - any suggestions. I understand the frustration. GI doctors just shrug their shouldersa 😩Shrug their shoulders.

I’ve had the bloating and distention since I had a third of my colon removed. I’ve tried low Fodmap,Miralax, sun fiber with no change. Trying pelvic floor therapy now!
Keep you posted!

Could be SIBO...or SIFO. It can cause the gas and bloating, not sure about the pain after BM though.
If you suffer from constipation or diarrhea could be IBS....
Wish you health and wellness.

I use charcoal capsules . The black ones not the pink ones. Sometimes there is stuff in your stomach that's no good and the charcoal absorbs it. Don't be surprised with dark bowel movement in the morning. Absorbs the gas too. Don't take any pills too close to the charcoal or it will absorb that too!

You could have exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). It causes bloating. Have you had a fecal elastase test?

Also, you may want to see a gynecologist. Bloating can be an early sign of ovarian cancer.