Weird symptom: bloated abdomen

[shyguy11]

Anyone else experience this or know what this is? Ever since my CPPS/prostatitis symptoms started (8 years ago), I've had a "bloating" around my stomach/abdomen. When I fully relax, it looks kind of like I'm pregnant. It seems to be less obvious when I first wake up in the morning, but by the time I've finished my shower, it's already at full bloat. I've also had pain, like a muscle tear, an inch or so below the the most bloated point, so I'm thinking that could be related.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm seeing my doctor in a week to talk with him about it, but I'm guessing it will speed things up if I can get some input from you guys.

Thanks in advance

[webslave]

Abdominal bloating is often a sign of food intolerance. Do you have any allergies? Do you react to any foods with symptoms like (any of these):clearing the throat, headache, runny nose, tiredness, rash, diarrhoea, nausea, etc?

[shyguy11]

I have IBS symptoms, but I think they started years after the bloating first appeared, and I attribute them to the many courses of Antibiotics I took over 5 or 6 years.

Plus, the whole "okay when I wake up/laying in bed, but much worse after standing 10 minutes" thing makes me think it's not food related. If it were food related, why would standing make a difference?

[webslave]

Well, if you were an old man I'd wonder about heart disease and ascites. You can also get this if your liver is going on the blink ... ask your doctor about cirrhosis and perhaps get tested for Hep B and/or C.

But unless you have a family history of heart problems, or you're a huge alcohol abuser or injecting drug user, I suspect it's just that when you lie down, your abdominal contents settle across the abdomen, but when you stand, gravity causes them to hang lower in a pouch.

[coppertop]

See discussion from a few months back at https://ucpps.men/forum/vie ... t=bloating