causes of stomach pain
what causes pain in upper stomach and swollen stomach?
my wife has been through the entire gammet of tests etc, nobody can tell her what’s wrong. anyone have similar conditions, is there a cure??
(not acid reflux, has been taking bile reflux meds that seem to help a bit, but abdomen is still swollen. pain has reduced with the bile reflux meds)
A friend had this and it turned out to be IBS – irritable bowel syndrome.
Get your wife to keep a food diary and note if any particular food makes it worse – or better.
Taking some exercise is important too.
General advice…
Have regular meals, and take your time when eating.
Avoid missing meals, or leaving long gaps between eating.
Drink at least eight cups of fluid a day, particularly water, or other non-caffeinated drinks, such as herbal teas.
Restrict tea and coffee to three cups a day.
Reduce your intake of alcohol and fizzy drinks.
Reduce your intake of ‘resistant starch’ (starch that resists digestion in the small intestine and reaches the colon intact). It is often found in processed, or re-cooked, foods.
Limit fresh fruit to three portions (80 g each) a day; a suitable portion would be half a grapefruit, or one apple.
If you have diarrhoea, avoid sorbitol, which is an artificial sweetener that is found in sugar-free sweets (including chewing gum) and drinks, and in some diabetic and slimming products.
If you have wind and bloating, consider increasing your intake of oats, for example, oat-based breakfast cereal, or porridge.
Abdominal Pain – 17.03.2010 – PART 1
