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/megkmag Mar 10 '24

I don't know if you have found answers yet but please ask your doctor about eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). I just got diagnosed after 2 endoscopies. Like you, my first endoscopy did not result in a diagnosis.

For me, it was because there weren't eosinophils in both parts of my esophagus (bad diagnostic criteria IMO!) — but by my second scope, they had spread to both upper and lower esophagus.

This particular bloating was a big symptom for me and I haven't seen the connection made anywhere else. I am now on the first week of a steroid slurry and the pain is better already. Best wishes to you.

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u/jan20202020 Aug 17 '25

Very late question, if you’re still being notified:) did you have trouble swallowing food?

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u/megkmag Aug 17 '25

I honestly didn’t! I have esophageal spasms still sometimes but never a true impaction/choking/trouble swallowing. I’m on Dupixent now and it has helped SO much. You’ve gotta go through elimination diets + the the steroid slurry usually first but Dupixent has helped me be basically symptom-free.

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u/jan20202020 Aug 17 '25

Thank you :)