Suggest Treatment For Bloating, Abdominal Distention, Swelling Of The Feet And Nausea

Posted on Sun, 22 Jul 2018

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Question : I have had bloating, abdominal distention, swelling of the feet off and on for about 3 or 4 days. a new symptom cropped up today and that is nausea. I'm not sure if I should wait this out or try to be seen this weekend in the ER or maybe wait till Monday to see a regular doc. I moved to Alaska just a couple years ago and don't yet have a doctor. and there's a good chance I won't be able to find someone to see me Monday

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Abdominal distention along with swelling of foot can be due to involvement of either liver kidney or heart. I would suggest you to visit your physician on Monday and he would physically see the nature of swelling in foot i.e., if its a pitting or non pitting type of edema.

Few investigation suggested are:
2d echo-To see if heart is functioning well. In some cases if heart fails to pump blood properly water from blood starts accumulating in stomach causing distention and in legs causing edema.

Kidney function test and a liver function test to see if they are working normally.

My suggestion would be to see a doctor or to visit an emergency room. Get these tests done and follow up with reports.

Thanks!

Regards

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