extremely distended stomach

just wanted to say thank you this is a really helpful post. I am 273 lbs, and it looks like all of it is in my stomach!! Everytime I go to the doctor, they say it's a hernia but I don't buy it. They say lose weight and you may not need surgery. Hard to lose weight when you feel like your carrying around a bowling ball.

Hello Everyone,

 

I have the same problem and I think I finally found my answers. check out this disorder and let me know if you have it. If you mention this to the doctor they can do a simple test from your abdomen. You can either do it at home.

 

Type in the name of condition in youtube and you can look up videos how to loose it up, is a different type of exercise you need to do to corrected.

 

Diastasis recti. Your abdominal muscles may have separated during your pregnancy, causing a condition after pregnancy known as diastasis recti. This happens along the linea alba, which divides the abdominals into left and right halves. All the abdominal muscles attach here. Their ability to stabilize the spine is compromised when the linea alba is separated too far. Yes, this thin tendinous line can actually separate, creating a gap. The bigger the gap, the less tension and therefore stabilization will be generated by the abdominal muscles.

To test   whether you have a significant separation of your abdominal muscles or   diastasis recti, lie down on your back with your knees bent. Place your   fingers over the center of your abdomen. Nod your chin to your chest and lift   your shoulders just a little while contracting your abdominal muscles (you're   essentially performing an abdominal crunch). Feel the distance between the   left and right halves of the abdominal muscles with your fingers, starting at   the top and moving down the length toward your pubic bones. It will be   separated less or more depending where you are feeling along this line, so   take your time to assess its whole length. Typically, the widest separation   will be close to the belly button. Is there a gap running down the middle of your stomach equal to or less   than two fingers' width? If so, then you have a mild separation that will   probably resolve with correct conditioning. Current wisdom states that a   linea alba separation equal to or less than two finger widths is not a   significant separation. My belief is that if you have back pain and are   unable to generate enough abdominal tension to stabilize it, even half a   finger's width is too much. A pronounced separation wider than two and a half fingers requires more   attention. If you see a small bulge protruding, this may be a herniation; you   should contact your physician. In this circumstance, exercise caution when lifting, sitting up, and performing   rotating activities

I have had a pain in the upper right abdomen, ultrasounds and ct have ruled out gall stones, or anything with liver. Thought it was kidney so had cystocopy twice due to problems and have a couple of cysts, following that caused hypertension and now found incompetent veins in leg.... But still no cause for pain.. Noticed last few days that abdomen becomes distended over the day! rather than all the time I'm post menopausal, but have thickened uterus ovaries are ok   Anyone had symptoms like this

If anyone still reads this - If the pain is worse around your period I would start looking into the possibility of Endometriosis. I've had gastro problems for 15 years, my stomach extended so much I've been taken to A&E in the past incase my insides ripped. I've had months off work struggling to even sit up with my stomach so large and painful. When I moved to the US treatment was a lot faster and after many tests they confirmed it wasn't a gastro problem. I was then referred to a Gynaecologist who did an ultrasound which found I had ruptured ovarian cysts, they then performed laparoscopic surgery to confirm diagnosis of Endometriosis and to remove all of the damage.

My friend had the same problem. Her doctor said that she had a "Yeast Belly." He told her to take pro-biotics for several months, which she did. She did not lose a lot of weight but her stomach went down. Before she took them she looked like she was nine months pregnant.

Hi. I know it's been over a year ago, but did you ever find out what was wrong with you? Have you been tested for gastroparesis? Hope you're feeling better.

SAME!! I searching for answers!!!

A candisis overgrowth! I had the same thing. That's what I was diagnosed with as well. I did Whole30 and a herbal kit to kill candisis in the gut.

Have you had any relief? I am suffering from the same thing.....It has been 4 months now and I have had every test.

Hello friends, so I’ve been suffering from the same thing. Upper left abdominal area is extended and is really hard. My stomach makes a lot of weird sounds. Pain is very low but I do feel more fatigue and certain foods do jack me up. It feels like trapped gas or something. I’ve been to the doctors and they do is press pills on me saying it’s GERD. Went and had a colon cleanse done and it did nothing. Bowel movements very from certain things I do eat. I figure food is one issue so I have cleaned that up by cutting out gluten and dairy. Still have a extended stomach.