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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Bloating And Persistent Hunger

HHi, I just turned 18 years old and I ve always had an irregular period. I ve been with my boyfriend for almost 3 years and he s had me worried several times about being pregnant; even though we ve never had sex, we still do other things that could be a bit risky. He s never been inside me but he s not always mindfull of his fingers (whether they have sperm on them or not). I ve never been on birth control or anything either. I had a regular period that ended a day ago. It was the second time I ve had a period come early in my life; it was a few days longer than usual and not quite as heavy. Though this has happened before, I m worried this time because I ve been looking a little bigger in my midsection. I struggle with my weight a lot but I got a little bigger with no change in weight. A few factors could be causing water retention (I haven t been drinking enough water and I lost my appetite after eating everything in sight from the cravings) I fluctuate in weight, bloating, and hunger all the time, but I constantly wonder if I m normal since I ve never been to a gynecologist. Finally, my question is: could I be pregnant? Or am I just paranoid?
Mon, 25 Feb 2019
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Hi,

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

So you should do gastroenterologic work up but first try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta 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 an 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, General Surgeon
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Suggest Treatment For Abdominal Bloating And Persistent Hunger

Hi, Certain degree of bloating is normal but in case of excessive bloating it may be sign of food allergy, hiatal hernia ,IBS or inflammatory bowel diseases. So you should do gastroenterologic work up but first try to change your dietary habits, it means: eat smaller meals but more frequently, avoid fried and spicy food, take menta 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 an 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, General Surgeon