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Abdominal swelling
- Abdominal swelling: Introduction
- Causes (495 conditions)
- Types
- Diagnosis Checklist (19 listings)
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Diagnostic tests (24 listings)
- Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (405 listings)
- Drug interaction causes (1 listings)
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Abdominal swelling: Introduction
Abdominal swelling: Swelling or bloating of the abdomen. See free access online books about Abdominal swelling below. See detailed information below for a list of 495 causes of Abdominal swelling, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Causes of Abdominal swelling:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Abdominal swelling.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Normal child - the stomach of a child protrudes more than adults.
- Gas
- Swallowed air
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
- Constipation
- Chronic constipation
- Poor muscle tone (see Muscle weakness)
- Poor muscle tone after childbirth
- Lactose intolerance
- Food allergies
- Food intolerances
- Pregnancy
- Hernia
- Malabsorption
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Colonic bacterial fermentation
- Intestinal motility disorders
- Gas entrapment syndromes
- Splenic flexure
- Hepatic flexure
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Pancreatic disease
- Acute pancreatitis
- Appendicitis
- Biliary disease
- more causes...»
See full list of 495 causes of Abdominal swelling
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Causes of Types of Abdominal swelling:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Abdominal swelling:
- Abdominal mass (169 causes)
- Ascites (134 causes)
- Abdominal distention (60 causes)
- Abdominal fullness (7 causes)
- Pulsatile Abdominal swelling (6 causes)
- Flank mass (9 causes)
- Protruding abdomen (52 causes)
- Abdominal tumor (28 causes)
- more types...»
Review causes of types of Abdominal swelling in more specific categories:
- Abdominal swelling in pregnancy (10 causes)
- more types...»
See full list of 33 types for Abdominal swelling
Abdominal swelling: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Abdominal swelling, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Abdominal swelling and Digestive symptoms (393 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Swelling symptoms (392 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Abdominal symptoms (387 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Pain (276 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Nerve symptoms (271 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Sensations (263 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Abdominal pain (215 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Body symptoms (191 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Bowel problems (184 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Weight symptoms (179 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Stool symptoms (175 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Weight loss (175 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Muscle weakness (169 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Bowel movements (160 causes)
- Abdominal swelling and Fatigue (156 causes)
- more...»
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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- Digestive symptoms (4279 causes)
- Abdominal symptoms (3027 causes)
- Swelling symptoms (3072 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Abdominal swelling
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Abdominal swelling:
- Swelling (3072 causes)
- Edema (182 causes)
- Abdominal pain (2377 causes)
- Stomach pain (28 causes)
- Abdominal symptoms (3027 causes)
- Stomach symptoms
- Stomach swelling
- Abdominal mass (169 causes)
- Ascites (134 causes)
- Abdominal distension (68 causes)
- Cirrhosis
- Heart failure (203 causes)
- Portal hypertension
- Budd Chiari syndrome
- Intestinal obstruction (50 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Abdominal swelling
Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Abdominal swelling from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Abdominal swelling. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Abdominal swelling
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Abdominal swelling: Medical Mistakes
- GERD -- Health Mistakes
- Heartburn -- Health Mistakes
- Acid Reflux -- Health Mistakes
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Abdominal swelling: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
- more undiagnosed conditions...»
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Misdiagnosis and Abdominal swelling
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions...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...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 "...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 fact, it's more likely to be an infectious diarrheal illness (i.e....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-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal effect)....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...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of...read more »
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Abdominal swelling: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Diagnostic tests for Abdominal swelling:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Abdominal swelling. Some of these are listed below :
- General appearance - looking for jaundice, signs of recent weight loss.
- Palpate any abdominal or pelvic mass - to determine site, tenderness, size, shape, surface, edge, and mobility.
- Percussion of abdomen - to assess any ascitic fluid (abdominal cavity is filled with large volumes of fluid).
- Examine neck and groin lymph nodes
- Rectal examination - looking for mass or blood.
- more tests...»
See full list of 24
diagnostic tests for Abdominal swelling
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Abdominal swelling. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- Where is the abdominal swelling? - To determine if localized or generalised.
- When did you first notice it? - To determine if acute or chronic.
- Have you noticed any change in the abdominal swelling with time?
- Family history of bowel cancer or inflammatory bowel disease
- Alcohol history? - To establish risk of liver disease, cirrhosis, ascites.
- more questions...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Abdominal swelling (19 listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Abdominal swelling) may include:
- Is there any abdominal pain (see abdominal pain)
- Is there any appetite change (see appetite changes)
- Is there any weight loss (see weight loss)
- Is there any nausea or vomiting (see nausea) (see vomiting)
- Is there any diarrhea
- more symptoms...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Abdominal swelling (19 listings)
Home Diagnostic Testing and Abdominal swelling
Home medical tests possibly related to Abdominal swelling:
- Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
- Digestive-Related Home Testing:
- more tests...»
Stories from Users for Abdominal swelling
Real-life user stories relating to Abdominal swelling:
- UTI's, Ovarian Cysts and L.Q.Abdominal Swelling
- Lots of symptoms - no diagnosis
- bloated bellies!!!!!!
- lots of symptoms, but no diagnosis
- Lots of diagnosis no answers
- Lots of symptoms - no diagnosis
- abdominal pain and bloating please help
- Abdominal Discomfort, swelling and noise..Syndrome from HELL!!!
- pulsating abdomen
- swollen & desperate
- been bloated for 2 months! What's the deal?
- Crust in pubic region
- abdominal distension
- Throat choking, lump in throat feeling
- CT scan of abdomen, Anyone know what these results mean?
- Abdominal Swelling and Other Symtoms
- loss of appetite, nausea, swollen stomach
- Why do I feel so paranoid constantly?
- Bloating, Feeling sick... What is wrong?
Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Abdominal swelling or relevant symptoms:
- Genitourinary (The urination system) (235)
- Musculoskeletal (Muscles, joints and bones) (663)
- Endocrine (Growth and Metabolism) (160)
- Sexual/Reproductive/Gynecological (783)
- Hematologic/Lymphatic (Blood and Lymph) (164)
- Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (775)
Videos for Abdominal swelling
Bowel Symptoms and Bloating
Many people suffer from digestive problems that don't go away. Sometimes the problem is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This syndrome is marked...
Managing IBS
Some people with vague digestive symptoms needlessly suffer in silence believing there is no treatment. Abdominal discomfort, bloating, and either...
Coping with GI Symptoms
Pain and bowel irregularities caused by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can make a marked impact on day-to-day living. Abdominal discomfort, bloating,...
Intestinal Gas
Embarrassing, unpredictable and often uncomfortable, gas is a problem few people like to talk about. But everyone has a little gas now and then. When...
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Causes of Abdominal swelling listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Abdominal swelling as a symptom include:
See full list of 495
causes of Abdominal swelling
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Medications or substances causing Abdominal swelling:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Abdominal swelling as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Hydroxyprogesterone
- Farlutal
- Depo-Ralovera
- Ralovera
- Medfoxyprogesterone
- more causes...»
See full list of 405
medications causing Abdominal swelling
Drug interactions causing Abdominal swelling:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Abdominal swelling as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Birth Control Pill and Vitamin C interaction
- more interactions...»
See full list of 1 drug interactions causing Abdominal swelling
Organs affected by Abdominal swelling:
The list of organs typically affected by Abdominal swelling may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Abdominal swelling
The list below shows some of the causes of Abdominal swelling mentioned in various sources:
- AAA - abdominal mass
- Abdominal abscess - abdominal distention
- Abdominal cancer - abdominal swelling (ascites)
- Abdominal chemodectomas with cutaneous angiolipomas - abdominal swelling
- Abdominal Hernia - Abdominal swelling
- Abdominal mass - see also causes of abdominal mass
- Abdominal Neoplasms - abdominal mass
- more causes...»
See full list of 495 causes of Abdominal swelling
How Common are these Causes of Abdominal swelling?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Abdominal swelling. Of the 495 causes of Abdominal swelling that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 10 causes are "very common" diseases
- 19 causes are "common" diseases
- 11 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 3 causes are "rare" diseases
- 28 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 456 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 495 causes of Abdominal swelling
Conditions listing symptoms: Abdominal swelling:
The following list of conditions have 'Abdominal swelling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Abdominal swelling:
The following list of conditions have 'Abdominal swelling' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Causes of Abdominal swelling Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Abdominal swelling based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Abdominal swelling?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Abdominal swelling, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
- General practitioner
- Gastroenterologist
- General surgeon
- Obstetrician/ gynaecologist
- more specialists...»
What are the alternative names for Abdominal swelling:
Bloated abdomen, Abdominal distension, Abdo distended, Abdo distention, Abdomen distended
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Classifications of Abdominal swelling:
Subtypes of Abdominal swelling:
Abdominal mass (82 causes), Ascites (66 causes), Abdominal distention (49 causes), Abdominal fullness (7 causes), Pulsatile Abdominal swelling, Flank mass (1 cause), Protruding abdomen (20 causes), Abdominal tumor (1 cause)
Medical Conditions associated with Abdominal swelling:
Digestive symptoms (4251 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3004 causes), Swelling symptoms (2975 causes)
Symptoms related to Abdominal swelling:
Swelling (2975 causes), Edema (110 causes), Abdominal pain (2052 causes), Stomach pain (28 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3004 causes), Stomach symptoms, Stomach swelling, Abdominal mass (82 causes), Ascites (66 causes), Abdominal distension (20 causes), Cirrhosis, Heart failure (48 causes), Portal hypertension, Budd Chiari syndrome, Intestinal obstruction (25 causes), gastric cancer, lymphoma (7 causes)
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News Archives for Abdominal swelling
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Abdominal swelling
Medical research papers related to Abdominal swelling include:
- Can red degeneration or painful involution of fibroids occur at the start of the menopause and can they present as pelvic pain and fever with altered blood in the vagina in the presence of a healthy cervix and no PID?
- Guidelines on the irritable bowel syndrome : mechanisms and practical management
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- Biliary Cystadenoma/Cystadenocarcinoma
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