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Severe Bloating and Distention: How did you find relief?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 29, 2023 | Replies (206)Comment receiving replies
Hi! I'm posting here because this pain and discomfort has upended my life and I'm worried that something is seriously wrong. since november 2019 i've been experiencing a lot of bloating as well as a feeling of pressure (like a balloon) in my upper abdomen, soreness/pain when i press on my stomach around my belly button, especially to the right of it.
i get full really quickly and have gradually lost my appetite completely...now i can't eat any more than a couple bites of food at a time and i become extremely nauseous. often it feels like food is sitting in my stomach right below my ribs. i sometimes feel a pressure in my throat and have difficulty swallowing. i have been on pantoprazole and omeprazole without any change in symptoms. also went dairy and gluten free a long time ago but it has not helped. i got an upper endoscopy and it didn't reveal any problems, also got a HIDA scan w/ CCK check that also did not show any problems with my gallbladder. i'm in my early 20s and was a great long distance runner in college and loved going out to eat so much but now i just sit at home in pain and i have become depressed. if anyone has ever experienced something similar please let me know i would appreciate it a lot!
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@tjm123
The Gas-X-Max are 250mg not 750mg
NJH
So sorry you are dealing with this. I had similar issues and first endoscope showed undigested food in stomach like gastroparesis but then things got worse. I ended up being diagnosed with SIBO via another special dudenal endosccope that goes into the small intestine. I had taken an earlier breath test for SIBO which was negative but I have a unique kind called Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO so only shows up on the TRIO Breath Test, which is not what I took. I have slow motility as well that can be tested by your GI via an egg test. I wish you all the best on your journey. Have they ruled out Chrons and Ulcerative Colitis? I know how frustrating and lonely this can feel. Hang in there and keep going. Have to be your own personal health care advocate so doctors dont give up looking. That is what I have learned.
Hi @tjm123 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am glad you were able to connect with people like @njh and @keetafox above about your current symptoms of pain and bloating.
You will see that I moved your post to a discussion where members are discussing similar symptoms. THis way you can interact with more people like @donnacarp, @faithful55, @jackiem95, @oakbourne, and @ken82
@tjm123 Have your doctors suggested a colonoscopy or a CT or MRI to check for masses?
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Hi @tjm123
I have had the symptoms you describe off and on for a long time. I do have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux) and Gastroparesis (paralyzed stomach) which causes food to stay in my stomach for hours before it is digested. I can tell you what helps me. I find that stopping carbonated drinks and taking Gas-X-Max 750mg (which is over the counter) twice daily helps the bloating. I also switch from coffee to tea until it improves. I take one (over the counter) Nexium 20mg/24 hour capsule daily (as needed) and also one Tums 750mg chewable tablet. I have to be careful not to eat a high protein, high fat, high fiber diet and foods with citric acid such as orange juice and tomato sauce, etc. You probably don’t need to do all that but that is what helps me. So basically my diet is fairly high carb easily digestible foods.
NJH