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What causes you to bloat up within minutes like you ate 8 months pregat the age 47?

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Dr. John Holden answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Gas: Only gas can accumulate fast enough ("within minutes") to be as you describe.

Answered 10/12/2013

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