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Abdominal distention

Normal Вздутие живота еще называют метеоризмом any healthy person in days swallows on average 3 liters of air during food. Besides to formation of gases gives life activity of some bacteria in intestines. If for any reasons the amount of gas in digestive tract increases, then such phenomenon as a meteorism, that is abdominal distention is observed.

Signs and reasons of abdominal distention

Swallowing air in the quantity exceeding norm happens subconsciously, quite often at the moments of contagious excitation. Excesses of gas are felt as overflow of a stomach and partially removed by an organism at regurgitation. Thus, only a part it gets further into a stomach.

Still a part of excess gases is utilized in a stomach by absorption through its walls in blood and a further conclusion through lungs. The remained air gets into intestines, is partially processed by bacteria and further is removed through an anus.

Normal intestinal gases have to be removed surely from an organism (on average 10 daily flatulention). The feeling of abdominal distention, gases sometimes appeal discomfort, pains, an eructation and a meteorism develop. Abdominal distention after food can be observed quite often at children of the first year of life.

At survey of patients with a meteorism note increase and tension of a stomach, and at a palpation – accumulation of gases. To establish the abdominal distention reason, conduct the comprehensive examination including:

ultrasonography or X-ray analysis (it is better with use of a contrast agent) an abdominal cavity;
biochemical blood analysis on pancreas enzymes;
research a calla on enzymes and dysbacteriosis;
rectal research (kolonoskopiya);
sometimes – a computer tomography.

Modern approach to treatment of abdominal distention

If the proglatyvaniye of excess air in the course of food is the reason of a meteorism, it is recommended to eat food not in the big portions, at slow speed and a quiet situation. Also it is necessary to refuse chewing gum and dishes which part soda is. It is also worth excluding from a food allowance products which difficult are digested or form in intestines gases (carbonated drinks, carbohydrates in large numbers, bean, etc.).

Some medicines, for example, from group of antacids, can lead to abdominal distention too. Such drugs as симетикон, cerucal, etc. will help to facilitate a state and if the disease is connected with enzymatic insufficiency – festal, Pancreatinum, mezy.

The regular Вздутие живота при беременности может мешать развитию плода eructation with a putrefactive smell can demonstrate existence of an oncological disease of a stomach or duodenum; abdominal distention is observed at impassability or cancer of intestines.

To treat or not to treat: abdominal distention at pregnancy

Abdominal distention at pregnancy is sometimes noted. It is connected with the fact that the enzymatic system of the pregnant woman works in the conditions of the raised loading, and food is digested slightly worse. In process of growth of a fruit the increased uterus squeezes intestines and reduces its motor function. Increase in level of hormone of progesterone relaxes smooth muscles including intestines. Because of it there can be locks and abdominal distention.

The similar symptom can interfere with fetation, bring a uterus into a tone and provoke an abortion. Future mother should analyze attentively the menu together with the doctor and if necessary to modify it. In certain cases the necessary course of treatment can be appointed by the doctor; one of the most popular drugs for elimination of abdominal distention at pregnancy is эспумизан.

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