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What is a bloated stomach? A bloated stomach is first and foremost a feeling of tightness, pressure or fullness in your belly. It may or may not be accompanied by a visibly distended (swollen) abdomen. The feeling can range from mildly uncomfortable to intensely painful.
A distended abdomen is abnormally swollen outward. You can see and measure the difference, and sometimes you can feel it. A distended abdomen can be due to bloating from gas, or it can be due to accumulated fluid, tissue, or digestive contents. It can be chronic or acute.
A swollen spleen may be the cause of upper left abdominal pain. Infections and liver disease are common causes. If you’ve been injured near your spleen, beware that it may rupture and bleed. A ruptured spleen can cause dangerous internal bleeding and is a life-threatening medical emergency.
Abdominal problems: The fluid buildup may lead to pain, discomfort and difficulty breathing. These symptoms can interfere with your ability to eat, walk and do daily activities. Infection: The fluids can become infected, called spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. You may have fever and stomach pain.
Gastritis is a response from your immune system to something already going on inside your stomach. Your immune system sends inflammatory cells to your stomach lining to fight infections and help repair the tissues. Inflammation causes the symptoms of gastritis, if you have any.
Your stomach may frequently feel swollen, full or painful. The pain may start as mild and then get more intense as the disease progresses. What causes stomach cancer?
A stomach ulcer (or gastric ulcer) is an open sore in your stomach lining. It’s a common cause of focal stomach pain — pain that you can feel coming from a particular spot — often with a burning or gnawing quality. But not all stomach ulcers cause noticeable symptoms.
It might feel like indigestion — burning stomach pain after eating — or heartburn — burning chest pain close to your sternum. Occasional acid reflux is uncomfortable, but it’s not a disease. But some people have reflux all the time.
Esophagitis is inflammation in your esophagus, the swallowing tube that runs from your throat down to your stomach. It may feel sore, swollen, raw or burning. Inflammation in your tissues occurs when your immune system has been activated to destroy an infection or allergen or to repair tissue damage.
If you have an enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), your liver is swollen beyond its normal size. This is a symptom of an underlying problem. Most often, it's a type of liver disease, causing it to swell with inflammation. But sometimes it's a disease in your blood or heart.