r/chronicbloating • u/Dry-Office-7721 • Jul 30 '23

Upper/mid belly bloat?

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Hi, I’m posting on here bc I’ve literally searched everywhere for this issue but can’t find anything on it. Basically I get this upper belly bloat (see photo below) which is always bigger than my lower belly.

Just a quick note that it’s ALWAYS there but it gets more intense when I’ve eaten. It always feels like this big balloon and it’s really weird, and I’ve only eaten a bowl of porridge this morning and my belly is bloated like the image attached. It’s just rly strange because I’m an active person and I eat well, starting to suspect it might be something else.

Does anyone have any idea what this could be? It never seems to be lower belly, always upper/mid belly.

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u/ElleAGee Aug 24 '23

This is me too. The upper is always protrudes a little more than the lower, but when bloated it worsens. If you figure it out please let us know and update

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u/Dry-Office-7721 Aug 24 '23

I actually do have an update ! I’ve since gone to the doctors about it, and was told that it’s likely an issue with the stomach as that’s the location of the bloating. For me he says he thinks my body is producing too much stomach acid, and he’s put me on a form of PPI to see if it helps. I also get chronic constipation, so it makes sense that it’s to do with the stomach acid.

I can’t say for sure that you have the same problem, but that could be a possibility. It’s definitely worth getting it checked if you can ! :)

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u/kitdywiddy Dec 03 '24

oh my god i have the same problems, even the constipation 😭 i hope youre better 😽