What Helps Gas, Bloating And Gurgling Stomach
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Fundoplication; Anti-reflux surgery
Risks
Risks specific to this surgery include:
- Gas bloat, which causes difficulty burping or vomiting and results in bloating after meals. This occurs in about 40% of cases but gradually improves in most patients. In rare cases, the bloating is long term.
- Pain with swallowing (
dysphagia ) occurs in 5 - 40% of patients, but improves over the first 3 months in almost all patients. - Damage to the stomach or ...
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...Furthermore, about 40% of surgical patients are at risk for new symptoms after surgery (e.g., gas, bloating, trouble swallowing), with most occurring more than a year after surgery. Other studies... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Symptoms
...can encompass a variety of problems in the upper abdomen, including the following:Pain or discomfort.Bloating.A feeling of fullness. (People with severe dyspepsia are unable to drink as much water... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Diagnosis
Peptic ulcers are always suspected in patients with persistent dyspepsia (e.g., bloating, belching, abdominal pain). Dyspepsia, however, occurs in 20% - 40% of people who live in... Read more »Images
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