Bloating & Stomach Pains

TWEETIE19

Anyone have any ideas what it could be? 3 weeks now I can't hardly eat anything and when I do eat my stomach looks like I'm 6 months pregnant...SIGH!!!!! I'm going to my Doc Fri and see what he says. But has anyone else have this problem?

ebilharz

Yes! I was diagnosed with gluten intolerance three years ago. It could also be another food sensitivity, like dairy. See if it corresponds with different foods. Keep in mind that your digestive tract may be so inflamed from an allergy that pretty much every time you eat (no matter what it is) your stomach will be irritated. I'd highly suggest googling "gluten intolerance" and seeing if your symptoms sound familiar. I struggled with it for years!

wewon

Ihave no clue. That could be caused by a few things but talk to the doc.

Make sure that you give him a pretty good run down of your dietary habits and any exercises so that he has enough info to go on.

avenathus

I have this problem... Last night I was so freaked out by my huge bloated belly I took a pregnancy test just to be sure!!!!! haha so that's pretty bad I still haven't been to a doctor but for me it barely seems correlated to anything I eat.

jetsec

I don't have any suggestions hun but good luck at the doctors and let us know how you get on.

Jayne
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Julesjhj

Try cutting certain foods (grains, dairy, legumes) out of your diet and slowly adding them back in. Recently, I cut all three out cold turkey. When I then had a serving of bread and just a few bites of beans I was so bloated and uncomfortable. I could not sleep and had stomach pains through the night. Who knew? I have tried it several times. I have added back dairy and it does not bother me. I am trying to eat gluten free as much as possible and I have successfully cut all grains and legumes.

Once you realize what foods are causing the reactions it is very easy to avoid eating them. No matter how good the food looks or how satisfying it makes you feel as it's going down, once you know how crappy it makes you feel you automatically stay away from it! The plus to all this is that once you cut certain things from your diet, you stop having the cravings.....especially true for bread.

teachfl2

I have had this problem for over 15 years. I have had a colonoscopy, endoscopy, thryroid checked, gallbladder checked and have been checked for celiac disease. Everything was negative. I did have an allergy test and it came up positive for wheat, eggs, vanilla, and perch. I have tried everything and nothing works. The doctors all tell me it is really bad IBS. But I just have a feeling it is something different. The problem with stomach bloating is it can be many different things! Trying to rule things out is so hard. It has consumed my life.

MinnieInMaine

Print out your food diary and bring it with you so he/she can see the last month or so of what you've been eating.