Gas and gas pain.Normally, you pass gas as part of digestion. But when you have too much gas in your system, some of that gas can get trapped in your abdomen and cause abdominal pain. High-fiber foods can cause gas, as can swallowing too much air, which can happen if you talk whil...
Gas and gas pain.Normally, you pass gas as part of digestion. But when you have too much gas in your system, some of that gas can get trapped in your abdomen and cause abdominal pain. High-fiber foods can cause gas, as can swallowing too much air, which can happen if you talk whil...
Trapped windor bowel gas is a condition that causes abdominal pain for many people. It is usually due to excessive air swallowing or excessive production of intestinal gas. This leads to bloating and belching and flatulence. There are specific intestinal gas or wind medications. They act by dis...
The lower abdomen is the area between your belly button and pelvic bone. Lower abdominal pain is commonly caused by trapped gas or indigestion. Less commonly, lower abdominal pain can be a symptom of a more serious issue, like a kidney infection or a twisted bowel. Lower abdominal pain is ...
Abdominal pain with elevated transaminases from inferior vena cava(IVC) obstruction is a relatively common reason for referral and further workup by a hepatologist. The differential for the cause of IVC obstruction is extensive, and the most common etiologies include clotting disorders or recent ...
Other causes of pain in the lower abdomen include intestinal gas or trapped wind, celiac disease, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, bowel polyps, bowel cancer, cancer of the womb or Fallopian tubes, premenstrual syndrome, pelvic congestion and pelvic pain syndrome. ...
Trapped gasin the colon is more likely to occur in the left part of the transverse colon (splenic flexure syndrome). Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)is functional disorder particularly of the large intestine characterized by disturbances in bowel habit and intestinal cramps, hence the alternative name...
The severity of abdominal pain does not always correlate with seriousness of an underlying disorder. For example constipation or trapped gas may cause debilitating pain yet it is not life threatening. One the other hand pancreatic cancer may present with little or not abdominal pain but is very ...
Abdominal bloating is the subjective sensation of gassiness, trapped gas, or a feeling of pressure or being distended without obvious visible distension. Patients also describe a sense of fullness or pressure, which can occur anywhere in the abdomen (epigastric, mid, lower, or throughout).Abdomina...
Intraabdominal gas may also be the result of a penetrating wound through the abdominal wall or rupture of a viscus. Radiologic Signs 1. The gas usually has an irregular distribution and does not conform to the shape of normal gastrointestinal gas. 2. Small bubbles trapped between bowel segments...