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My husband has an abdomen that has gotten really large and is hard he is normal weight and not fat any where he is complaining of pain under chest ?

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

See your doctor: What you are describing sounds like liver disease with accumulation of fluid in the belly, known as ascites. I would get him evaluated as soon as possible; if he doesn't have a history of liver disease, you want this diagnosed sooner rather than later to reduce the total amount of damage done.

Answered 10/23/2016

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