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Bloated belly and gurgling tummy noises and trapped gas noises from rectum everyday ! go to the toilet daily stool soft but have to strain ?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Abdominal bloating: Have you been on Cilest long?It can cause abdominal symptoms Keep a food diary on what precipitates the gurgling . May be food intolerances consider gluten, soy, fructose, dairy ( try lactaid milk for starters) . Also consider gallbladder issues, gatritis (check for H pylori), pancreatic insufficiency ( unusual if not cystic fibrosis,chronic pancreatitis) thyroid. Follow up with doctor

Answered 8/18/2014

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