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Suggest Remedies For Persistent Bloating Along With Intermittent Constipation
Posted on
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Tue, 25 Oct 2016
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Tue, 15 Nov 2016
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Question : How can I reduce bloating? I have no pain. But I feel full most of the time.
Brief Answer:
Please give additional information and post reports of investigations
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit very short and specific.
To recapitulate: Female/54 - tried herbal teas - not visited Doctor - wants to know how to reduce bloating - no pains - feel full most of the times.
Please give some additional information for me to assist you better:
- Since when have you got the problem of bloating?
- Other symptoms if any- like nausea, vomiting, eructations, loose stools or constipation, pain?
- What are the factors which increase the bloating?
- What are the factors the reduce bloating or help you to tide over?
- Any medical disease like diabetes or on any other medications?
- What is the level of stress and/ or anxiety?
- Any investigations done till now?
- Anything else tried other than herbal teas in past?
- Can you hear air moving in intestine?
Please give additional information and post reports of investigations
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query, albeit very short and specific.
To recapitulate: Female/54 - tried herbal teas - not visited Doctor - wants to know how to reduce bloating - no pains - feel full most of the times.
Please give some additional information for me to assist you better:
- Since when have you got the problem of bloating?
- Other symptoms if any- like nausea, vomiting, eructations, loose stools or constipation, pain?
- What are the factors which increase the bloating?
- What are the factors the reduce bloating or help you to tide over?
- Any medical disease like diabetes or on any other medications?
- What is the level of stress and/ or anxiety?
- Any investigations done till now?
- Anything else tried other than herbal teas in past?
- Can you hear air moving in intestine?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Noticed bloating a month ago. Not on any meds. Have not tried other remedies. Only other symptom is constipation at times. No air in intestine. Not experiencing any stress nor anxiety.
Brief Answer:
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Noted that you noticed bloating a month ago - no meds - constipation at times - no air in intestine - no stress/anxiety.
This may be due to altered intestinal flora as we call.
Please try the following and let me know the results:
- First of all send the stool sample for lab test.
- Blood - CBC, Sugar, liver functions, thyroid function tests.
- Activated charcoal tablets.
- Probiotics.
- Try to identify the foods and beverages that instigate or enhance the problem and stop them altogether.
- Small frequent feeds.
- And any further treatment as per the reports of the tests.
- Mild laxative to avoid constipation.
I hope, this may solve your problems.
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your feedback.
Noted that you noticed bloating a month ago - no meds - constipation at times - no air in intestine - no stress/anxiety.
This may be due to altered intestinal flora as we call.
Please try the following and let me know the results:
- First of all send the stool sample for lab test.
- Blood - CBC, Sugar, liver functions, thyroid function tests.
- Activated charcoal tablets.
- Probiotics.
- Try to identify the foods and beverages that instigate or enhance the problem and stop them altogether.
- Small frequent feeds.
- And any further treatment as per the reports of the tests.
- Mild laxative to avoid constipation.
I hope, this may solve your problems.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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