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Mayo Clinic gastroenterologists review the epidemiology, effects and pathophysiology of chronic bloating and distension and describe diagnostic strategies and available treatment options.
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 bloated stomach feels tight, full and often painful. You might feel bloated even if you don’t have a distended abdomen. Bloating is usually a digestive issue, though hormones and stress also play a part. Sometimes there is an underlying medical condition.
Abdominal bloating and distension can develop for multiple reasons, including food intolerances, a previous infection that perturbed the intestinal microbiota, disordered visceral sensation, delayed intestinal transit, or an abnormal viscero-somatic reflux.
Bloating is a sense of gassiness or of being distended, with or without a visible increase in abdominal girth. Bloating is primarily a sensory phenomenon in the small intestine; patients...
Bloating is a sensation of having a full stomach. Distension is a visible or measurable increase in belly size. People often describe stomach symptoms as bloating, especially if those symptoms don't seem to be relieved by belching, passing gas or having a bowel movement.
Causes. When to See a Provider. Diagnosis. Self-Care. Prevention. Bloating is a common symptom that can have a variety of causes—from simply swallowing too much air to serious conditions like infection and cancer. Sometimes, people report feeling so bloated they think they look pregnant!
What is bloating and distension? Bloating can be described as the feeling that there is an inflated balloon in the abdomen. It is a commonly reported symptom and is sometimes associated with distension, or the visible increase in the width of the area between your hips and chest (abdominal girth).
A suggested algorithm for the management of patients in whom bloating with or without abdominal distension is the predominant or most worrisome symptom. CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy; FODMAP, fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide, and polyol; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.
Abdominal bloating is the subjective sensation of excess intestinal gas, or a feeling of being distended without obvious visible abdominal distension. Patients with abdominal bloating may also describe a sense of fullness or discomfort in the epigastric area.