Whether you're experiencing abdominal bloating, excess gas, or the burping blues, there are many possible causes of your discomfort. Water retention, also known as edema, is an accumulation of extra fluid that?s commonly caused by a temporary imbalance in your electrolyte [2] and fluid levels. While you're right that a diet high in sodium may lead to bloating, it's not the only cause. It could ...

Whether you're experiencing abdominal bloating, excess gas, or the burping blues, there are many possible causes of your discomfort. Water retention, also known as edema, is an accumulation of extra fluid that?s commonly caused by a temporary imbalance in your electrolyte [2] and fluid levels. While you're right that a diet high in sodium may lead to bloating, it's not the only cause. It could ...

Abdominal bloating is commonly reported by men and women of all ages. Bloating occurs in nearly all patients with irritable bowel syndrome, and it also occurs in patients with other functional and organic disorders. Bloating is frequently disturbing to patients and frustrating to clinicians, as effective treatments are limited and are not universally successful. Although the terms bloating and ...

Abdominal bloating is a very common and troublesome symptom of all ages, but it has not been fully understood to date. Bloating is usually associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders or organic diseases, but it may also appear alone. The pathophysiology of bloating remains ambiguous, although some evidences support the potential mechanisms, including gut hypersensitivity, impaired gas...

AIM The purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence of self report bloating and related factors in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). BACKGROUND Bloating symptoms are common in patients with IBS and have significant impact on normal daily function. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was a community-based cross-sectional survey that conducted using a valid questionnaire base...

BACKGROUND A sensation of abdominal bloating, sometimes accompanied by an increase in girth (distension), is one of the most common and most intrusive features of functional bowel disorders. AIM To conduct a systematic, evidence-based review of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of abdominal bloating and its relationship to distension. METHODS The terms bloating, distension, functional bo...

BACKGROUND Abdominal bloating is a common and bothersome symptom of chronic idiopathic constipation. The objective of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of linaclotide in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation and concomitant moderate-to-severe abdominal bloating. METHODS This Phase 3b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial randomized patients to o...

Whether you're experiencing abdominal bloating, excess gas, or the burping blues, there are many possible causes of your discomfort. Water retention, also known as edema, is an accumulation of extra fluid that?s commonly caused by a temporary imbalance in your electrolyte [2] and fluid levels. While you're right that a diet high in sodium may lead to bloating, it's not the only cause. It could ...