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Fullness: Introduction

Fullness: Early feeling of fullness from eating. See free access online books about Fullness below. See detailed information below for a list of 14 causes of Fullness, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Fullness:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Fullness. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Fullness: Symptom Checker

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Fullness

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Diagnostic Guides for Fullness

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Fullness from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Fullness. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Fullness

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Dyspepsia
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
 

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Fullness: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Fullness

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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. infectious...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...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...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...read more »

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Fullness: Related Rare Diseases

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Diagnostic tests for Fullness:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Fullness. Some of these are listed below :

  • Physical examination
    • Abdominal examination for mass in epigastrium (midline, just below the ribs) which may indicate stomach cancer
    • Examine for enlarged liver which may indicate liver cancer or stomach cancer
    • Pelvic examination to detect ovarian mass, if suspected
  • Blood tests
    • Full blood count
  • more tests...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Fullness. 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:

  • How long have you had the feeling of fullness (early feeling of fullness from eating)? - to determine if acute or chronic.
  • Past medical history? - e.g. diabetes; risk factors for liver cancer include carriers of hepatitis B and C, alcoholic cirrhosis and hemochromatosis.
  • Past surgical history? - e.g. gastric surgery may be complicated by chronic delayed gastric emptying and consequent early fullness after eating.
  • Medications? - e.g. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications predispose to gastritis.
  • Family history? - e.g. ovarian cancer.
  • more questions...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Fullness (12 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 Fullness) may include:

  • Symptoms of stomach cancer? - e.g. early feeling of fullness after eating, indigestion, loss of appetite, weight loss, vomiting (if cancer causes stomach outlet obstruction), difficulty with swallowing ( if cancer occurs at opening to stomach).
  • Symptoms of Diabetes mellitus? - e.g. frequency of urination, excessive thirst, weight loss, fatigue, increased infections. May be complicated by gastroparesis which causes delayed emptying of the stomach and therefore feeling of fullness.
  • Symptoms of ovarian cancer? - e.g. symptoms at presentation are usually nonspecific and usually include abdominal pain, increasing abdominal girth and abnormal menstrual bleeding. May also have early feeling of fullness after eating due to pressure on the stomach.
  • Symptoms of liver cancer? - e.g. weight loss, reduced appetite, fever, ache over the right upper abdomen and abdominal swelling. May also have early feeling of fullness after eating.
  • Symptoms of gastritis? - e.g. indigestion, vomiting, sometimes coffee ground vomit and melena (black tarry offensive stools) due to gastrointestinal bleeding. May also have an early feeling of fullness after eating.
  • more symptoms...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Fullness (12 listings)

Home Diagnostic Testing and Fullness

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Stories from Users for Fullness

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Organs affected by Fullness:

The list of organs typically affected by Fullness may include, but is not limited to:

Detailed list of causes of Fullness

The list below shows some of the causes of Fullness mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 14 causes of Fullness

How Common are these Causes of Fullness?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Fullness. Of the 14 causes of Fullness that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 1 causes are "common" diseases
  • 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 4 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 12 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 14 causes of Fullness

Conditions listing symptoms: Fullness:

The following list of conditions have 'Fullness' 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.

A

  • Achalasia ... feeling of fullness
  • Acinic cell carcinoma ... feeling of fullness
  • Amyloidosis AL ... feeling of fullness

    D

  • Diabetic Gastroparesis ... Appetite loss (fullness), feeling of fullness

    G

  • Gastritis ... feeling of fullness
  • Gastroparesis ... feeling of fullness

    L

  • Liver cancer ... feeling of fullness

    O

  • Ovarian Cancer ... early satiety

    S

  • Splenic infarct ... early satiety
  • Stomach cancer ... feeling of abdominal fullness after meals, feeling of fullness

    V

  • Vagina cancer ... Feeling of fullness

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  • Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Fullness?

    Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Fullness, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

    Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

    Classifications of Fullness:

    Medical Conditions associated with Fullness:

    Appetite changes (1050 causes), Digestive symptoms (4367 causes), Food symptoms (1681 causes), Eating symptoms (1711 causes)

    Symptoms related to Fullness:

    Appetite loss (926 causes), Food symptoms (1681 causes), Achalasia, Acinic cell carcinoma, Amyloidosis AL, Gastroparesis (1 cause), Diabetic gastroparesis, Stomach cancer, Gastric surgery

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