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My stomach has swollen up and i get a aching ?

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Many reasons: The most common causes would be constipation with distention of your bowels, gas with distention of your bowels (bacterial overgrowth, ileus, partial small bowel obstruction), and accumulation of fluid with distention of your abdomen (ascites). Recommend evaluation by your doctor.

Dr Villaplana agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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