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Causes Of A Bloated Stomach – How To Stop Stomach Bloating by HealthyOne Posted Tue 01 Sep 2009 12:00am There are various causes of a bloated stomach and most of them can be eliminated by making simple changes to the way you eat. The two major causes of a bloated stomach are eating particular foods which cause intestinal gas and also constipation from not eating enough fiber rich foods. These problems can easily be resolved. When Read on »

lyrica belly bloat by laylay Posted Mon 06 Jul 2009 10:55pm Do you know why lyrica causes your belly to get bloated and then after getting off of the drug, your belly stays bloated? If so, how do you get rid of it? There are many other people that I see on the web that are wanting to know the same thing. Read on »

Bloated stomach with COPD… by Ron Patient Expert

Posted Mon 28 Dec 2009 12:00am I was just shutting down for the night, when I found this search string “my father has COPD and he says his stomach is very tight”. That’s a very common problem with respiratory illness, and one I’ve suffered from all my life. It’s a condition called “aerophagy” – literally, air-eating, which causes a painfully bloated stomach. When it’s difficult Read on »

Will a bloated stomach make you eat less? by Dr. Judith Wurtman Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Thu 21 Oct 2010 9:39pm If you fill your stomach with a gel-like substance that swells so much that very little room is left for food, will you lose weight? Researchers at Gelesis, a Boston-based company, think so. They have been testing a polymer or hydrogel called Attiva. The substance is about the size of a sugar grain but when the grains are consumed in a capsule ... Read on »

Cause of Ascites? by Dr. Darren Lee Posted Tue 19 Oct 2010 12:00am Think this is an interesting CT scan of abdomen. A lady was admitted to medical for "Ascites for invesigation" - as usual, everything under the sun will be "for medical to find out". She complained of progressive abdominal distension and discomfort, and there was a vague mass felt on abdominal palpation. What do you think the CT (circled area Read on »

Urinary Ascites by Matt S. Posted Wed 04 Mar 2009 12:00am An unusual cause of ascites is urinary ascites : this occurs when there is rupture of either the ureter or bladder, leading to leakage of urine into the peritoneal space... to make, urinary ascites should be considered after more usual causes of ascites, such as cirrhosis or nephrotic syndrome, have been excluded. An ascites fluid creatinine:serum Read on »

Ascites precox by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 28 Aug 2010 10:48am effective renal blood flow. How common is ascites in cardiac failure ? While we see hydrothorax little more frequently it is rare to get ascites in cardiac failure .However ascites often manifests late in the pre terminal phase of cardiac failure *. This is due to congestive hepatomegaly, secondary hyperaldosteronism and renal dysfunction . When Read on »

Ascites by xoxomarebear Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 6:32pm The technical term for the fluid in Vivienne's abdominal cavity (the peritoneum ) is ascites. There are a few most common causes of ascites: Cancer in abdominal organs... should rule it out. Otherwise, the doctors are stumped. Interestingly, Proto-Indo-Europeans believed Ascites to be the gods punishment for oath-breaking, with the Kassite Read on »

Paucis Verbis card: Ascites assessment with paracentesis by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 25 Jun 2010 12:00am studies before performing the procedure? How comfortable do you feel that the patient has SBP with an ascites WBC > 500 cells/microliter or ascites PMN > 250 cells/microliter..., R., & Sinert, R. (2009). The Use of Paracentesis in the Assessment of the Patient With Ascites. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 54 (3), 465-468 DOI: 10.1016/j Read on »

Full bellies, full hearts by Sam's Mom Posted Sat 28 Nov 2009 10:03pm On Turkey Day, we loaded up the car, remembering to bring both Sam AND his diaper bag, and drove 2 1/2 hours to Grandma Inskeep’s house. Once there, we filled our bellies with good food, our minds with good conversation, and our hearts with the love and joy only family can provide. We hope you [...] Read on »