What symptom can abdominal distension have?

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Generally speaking, gastrointestinal distension has abdominal distention. Distention confined to the upper abdomen is usually caused by gas accumulation in the stomach or transverse colon. Small bowel pneumatosis abdominal distention can be limited to the middle abdomen, or whole abdominal distention. Colonic pneumatosis and abdominal distention can be limited to the lower abdomen or left lower abdomen. In pyloric obstruction, there may be gastric type and peristaltic wave in the upper abdomen. In intestinal obstruction, there may be intestinal type and peristaltic wave, and bowel sounds may be increased or decreased. Patients with peritonitis may have tenderness and muscle tension. Here to explain the symptoms of abdominal distension.

What symptom can abdominal distension have?

Abdominal distension with abdominal pain: acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, acute peritonitis, mesenteric vascular embolism or thrombosis, volvulus, intussusception and other lesions should be considered when accompanied with severe abdominal pain. Common in dyspepsia, functional dyspepsia, chronic atrophic gastritis, gastroptosis, ulcer and pyloric obstruction.

Abdominal distension with vomiting: more common in pyloric obstruction, intestinal obstruction and other lesions, followed by hepatobiliary tract and pancreatic lesions, functional dyspepsia and dysphagia and other functional lesions, sometimes vomiting. It is more common in habitual constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (constipation type), intestinal obstruction, left colon tumor, etc.

Abdominal distension site: upper abdominal distension is more common in atrophic gastritis, functional dyspepsia, liver cirrhosis, pyloric obstruction, gastric distention or gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, etc; Middle and upper abdominal distension is more common in liver, biliary tract diseases, liver flexure syndrome, etc; Left upper abdominal distension is more common in gastric diseases, splenic flexure syndrome, etc; Distention of the left lower abdomen is more common in colic flatulence (e.g. megacolon); Total abdominal flatulence is more common in small intestine or colon cavity with excessive gas accumulation, paralytic intestinal obstruction, etc.

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Abdominal distension is due to the existence of excessive gas in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in abdominal distension, even vein exposure, pale yellow skin, abdominal skin as tight as drum. The patient will feel part or all of the abdomen full. Abdominal distention is often accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, belching and other related symptoms; Active treatment and early recovery.