Abdominal bloating and distention affect approximately 30% of the general population and up to 90% of those with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Often used interchangeably, they are distinct.

Response from Yehuda Ringel, MD Abdominal distension and bloating are commonly reported in patients with IBS. In fact, Manning and colleagues [1] originally included abdominal bloating as one of ...

“Bloating,” or abdominal distension as I prefer to call it, is one of the symptoms of ovarian cancer; I had experienced abdominal distension several months before I found out I had cancer. Here I was ...

Symptoms of belching, bloating and distention are common and may impair patients’ daily activities. Management of these conditions includes dietary, gut-directed behavioral and drug therapies.

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