Health Tip: Triggering Abdominal Bloating
(HealthDay News) -- When your belly feels bloated, uncomfortably tight and full, your doctor may refer to it as abdominal bloating.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list of common causes:
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Swallowing air.
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Being constipated.
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Having too much gas in the bowels.
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Having lactose intolerance or other food intolerance.
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Eating too much.
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Having irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Having a partial bowel obstruction.
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Having too much bacteria in the bowels.
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Having, in rare cases, a tumor.
Date Last Reviewed:
11/5/2009
Date Last Modified:
11/5/2009