Abdominal distension
Abdominal distension: Introduction
Abdominal distension: also known as ascites is pathologic fluid accumulation within the abdominal cavity.
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Abdominal distension Treatments
Some of the possible treatments listed in sources for treatment of Abdominal distension may include:
- Dietary modifications- restricting dairy products
- Reducing fat contents
- Fluid restriction for severe conditions
- Treatment depends on underlying cause
- See also treatment of ascites
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Abdominal distension: Comorbid Symptoms
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Abdominal distension
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Misdiagnosis and Abdominal distension
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria that aid digestion,
and they can...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good" bacteria in the gut.
This leads to " digestive...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease). A variety of other ...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, or GERD.
Other...read more »
Neuroblastoma can be confusing...: Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor of neural crest
origin and is the most common solid tumor of infancy and childhood. The most...read more »
Unusual case of Pseudomyxoma peritonei: Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a locally malignant unusual disease commonly seen in females which
is caused by a low -grade mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix...read more »
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Abdominal distension: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Causes of Abdominal distension listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Abdominal distension as a symptom include:
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Detailed list of causes of Abdominal distension
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How Common are these Causes of Abdominal distension?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Abdominal distension.
Of the 68
causes of Abdominal distension that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 7
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 62
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Abdominal distension
Conditions listing symptoms: Abdominal distension:
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listed as a symptom in our database.
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Causes of Abdominal distension Based on Risk Factors
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on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
What are the alternative names for Abdominal distension:
Abdo distended, Abdo distention, Abdomen distended, Abdominal swelling, Bloated abdomen
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Classifications of Abdominal distension:
Medical Conditions associated with Abdominal distension:
Abdominal symptoms (5477 causes), Swelling symptoms (3373 causes), Digestive symptoms (4935 causes)
Symptoms related to Abdominal distension:
Abdominal pain (2149 causes), Abdominal mass (90 causes), Abdominal symptoms (5477 causes), Stomach pain (28 causes), Ascites (70 causes), Cirrhosis of liver, Portal hypertension, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Heart failure (49 causes), Central obesity
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