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What Does Pressure And Bloating In The Upper Abdomen Indicate?

I am experiencing fullness and bloating in my upper abdomen. This happens from time to time. My doctoe sent me for ultra sound last Friday to determine if I had gall stones, the test was negative. I was told I have a fatty liver and not to worry about that. I just got home from work and I vomited. I suddenly fell nausea at work and had that bloating full feeling again. I took a tums earlier in the day as I was feeling very bolted and had gas. Any ideas what could be causing this?
Fri, 24 Aug 2018
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Hello,

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 improvement on these measures, you should consider doing diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy, anal sphincter manometry and food allergy testing.

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What Does Pressure And Bloating In The Upper Abdomen Indicate?

Hello, 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 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.