One of the most common causes for a feeling of fullness in the abdomen is due to trapped gas. This may occur in the upper gut when gas cannot be released as a belch or in the lower gut such as within the colon when gas cannot be expelled as flatus. Trapped gas is more likely to ...
Hiatal herniawhere a portion of the stomach moves into the chest cavity and is trapped for a period of time in the diaphragmatic – the hole in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes on its way to the abdomen. Indigestion(non-ulcer dyspepsia) where there is not always a clearly i...
A hiatal hernia is where a portion of the stomach becomes trapped in the chest cavity. It occurs when the esophageal opening is too large and allows the upper part of the stomach to slide or roll through it. This can “pinch” a portion of the stomach and place pressure on it. The sy...