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Severe Bloating and Distention: How did you find relief?
Hello,
I have chronic bloating and distention of the abdomen and am very uncomfortable all of the time. I have had a colonoscopy and endoscopy (both negative), have tried a low FODMAP diet for several weeks, with no change. I do take probiotics as well a ginger root and peppermint. I rarely have cramping, except after a bowel movement. After a BM, the distention is more severe for the entire day. My GI doctor is at a lost as to what to do now. It seems much of the GI field is mysterious, and, unfortunately there are no answers for many conditions, including this. Is there anyone out there with similar symptoms? Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
Thank you!
Helen
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Increasing fiber may not be the solution. I would talk to your doctor first. I have had many blockages and a few surgeries to know that until your bowels settle it is best to do a low fiber or low residue diet for up to 8 weeks. Not forever but talk to your dr first
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1 ReactionCould 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.
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2 ReactionsI 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!
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3 ReactionsI am in the same situation. I had to take Vancomycin for 4 months to get rid of a C-Diff infection caused by an antibiotic. I lost hearing and now I have a bloating problem that makes me look pregnant. I was told by the Gastroenterologist's P.A. that it takes a long time to recover from a C-Diff infection. I'm still experimenting with the correct amount of fiber and what I should eat. I have multiple bowel movements throughout the day. At least they are solid. Hahaha.
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1 ReactionI've read that licorice raise blood pressure quickly after consuming it
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1 ReactionYou 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.
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2 ReactionsHi, so I have been having several restless nights due to severe pain in my lower right back region. It seems to wrap around my flank to the front of my belly area. It often wakes me up, and when I do, I feel the need and often vomit. My GP prescribed muscle relaxers, and my chiropractor said it may be musculoskeletal. The X-ray revealed that one of my ribs is misaligned. The muscle relaxers just make me really sleepy. Please advise.
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2 ReactionsYou can get a kind of licorice that's labeled DGL. It has the stuff that raises your blood pressure taken out of it so that doesn't happen.
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2 ReactionsCould be both. I have had IBS for years. More recently very painful gas and bloating. I ordered a breathalyzer test and came out positive for SIBO methane. Am going to be taking xifaxin and neomycin for that.
In the past just taking bentyl and citracel helped with the IBS. However that doesn't do it anymore. Also I have had both constipation and diarrhea, mostly lately constipation.
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1 ReactionMight be gall stones symptoms especially right side pain and need to vomit. My galls stones were discovered with a screening ultrasound to the abdomen area.