luvtoto Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 My daughter is tiny little thing, but she thinks she's fat. The problem is that whenever she eats, her stomach bloats up pretty bad...(and we won't go into the other symptoms). Her stomach is washboard-straight any other time. Her bloating lasts for the rest of the entire day. Is something wrong? Could this be food allergies? Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Bloating - What Usually Causes It? Overeating Lactose intolerance and other food intolerances Air swallowing (a nervous habit) Irritable bowel syndrome Partial bowel obstruction Constipation Link to post Share on other sites
Author luvtoto Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Thanks A_C. I'm thinking that if I took her to the dr. he would give me a list of causes, too. Well, I guess I'll start her on lactose intolerance supplements and I'll watch how and what she eats more carefully. I mean, she can just eat toast w/butter and she bloats up, so I don't think overeating is the issue. Swallowing air? How does a person know if they are doing that? The scary part is is that she thinks she needs to diet to keep her stomach flat. Link to post Share on other sites
Art_Critic Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I very well might be IBS.. that is a very common symptom Here is a good link.. http://www.helpforibs.com/footer/bloating.asp Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Your doctor could ask more questions, though, and possibly do tests to rule out some of those conditions. Link to post Share on other sites
Author luvtoto Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Thanks AC! I'll check it out. Link to post Share on other sites
Author luvtoto Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 The webiste has a Chart for IBS Treatments by Symptom. According to that, she needs to try strong fennel tea. I'm gonna look first at my grocery store, before ordering if over the internet. Hoping this will help. Link to post Share on other sites
BeFree Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I have IBS and this is what happens to me. It sucks, the older I get or the more stress in my life, it gets worse. If you get your daughter to the doctor at a young age, she will have the tools to deal with it her entire life. The hard part is knowing what to eat that will help with the syptoms of IBS. Many of the things on the school lunch menu will not be good for her. They can only call it IBS after they rule out everything else. As an adult that means a colonoscopy. I hope they don't make your daughter do that. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
MattB Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 yea defineatley see a doctor and start recording what she eats and what is causing the problem. You mentioned toast doing it.... that could either be a wheat allergy or a gluten intolerence. So record, record, record and see if you can find the trigger Link to post Share on other sites
Author luvtoto Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 So, there is no magical cure or medication you can take to prevent the bloating? It's a matter of changing your eating habits? Link to post Share on other sites
BeFree Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Yes, As far as I know there is no cure, only diet change depending on what it is that is wrong. You really won't know till you see a doctor for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Becoming Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 kidney problems can also cause bloating, so blood work's needed to rule that out. Try taking out all wheat and dairy products from her diet for a week and see what happens. Just do brown rice for carbs. Link to post Share on other sites
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