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How Can Abdominal Bloating And Pain Be Treated?

Hi, I have abdominal pain and bloating. I thought it was gas, but antacids (Tums), probiotic pills (jarodophilus) and several warm glasses of water with apple cider vinegar haven t helped - in fact it has worsened. I m now feeling slightly shivery. The last time I felt this way, I had some undigested food in my gut, somewhere close to my appendix, and the doctors monitored it for a few days, and it subsided - the alternative, they said was to remove my appendix. I m concerned that if I don t take the right action now, my condition may worsen. Can you help?
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The certain degree of bloating is normal, but in case of excessive bloating, it may be the sign of food allergy, hiatal hernia, IBS, or inflammatory bowel diseases.

So you should do gastroenterology work up but first try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take mental tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables.

Also, there are medications such as Flobian, Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue. If there won’t be the improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry, and food allergy testing.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein
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How Can Abdominal Bloating And Pain Be Treated?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The certain degree of bloating is normal, but in case of excessive bloating, it may be the sign of food allergy, hiatal hernia, IBS, or inflammatory bowel diseases. So you should do gastroenterology work up but first try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take mental tea, avoid alcohol and coffee, eat probiotics and milk products, boiled food and vegetables. Also, there are medications such as Flobian, Magnesium oxide or certain Laxatives which may relieve such symptoms of this continue. If there won’t be the improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry, and food allergy testing. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein