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A friend has a bloated stomach that is very firm to the touch and painful, similar to a pulled muscle pain with no pulled muscle. not gas. what is it?

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Dr. Robert Kwok answered

Doctor can evaluate: Possibilities for causes of a bloated tummy include: enlarged liver, enlarged spleen, a big cyst, a pregnancy, a mass from the intestines, being full of poop, being full of body fluid (called ascites), a mass from a kidney, etc... A person with such symptoms needs to be seen by a doctor.

Answered 2/2/2013

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A member asked:

A friend has a bloated stomach that is very firm to the touch and painful, similar to a pulled muscle pain with no pulled muscle. not gas. what is it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Kwok answered

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