runningshoe Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 For those of you who get to abdominal bloat part of POTS - is the pressure high? I feel it at the top of my stomach area. Just wondering....Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddm1960 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Right after I eat or when I'm active ( up and walking around ) I'm very bloated in the upper area around where our stomach is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yea, I'm an abdominal bloater. Sometimes so bad I have trouble getting a full breath. I've tried to explain this to g.i. doctors and they just don't get how severe it can get! FOR ME, the longer I stand up, the more AIR I get in my stomach and I assume blood pooling in my abdomen. I don't understand the mechanics behind the air in my stomach, but if I burp, it gets slightly better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janiedelite Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yes, I have bloating of my upper abdomen that seems to correlate with when I have worsening small bowel dysmotility. However, anytime after I eat I have lower abdominal bloating as well. I always thought this was normal until I realized how exhausted I was after meals and Mayo told me I was pooling in my abdomen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Yeah, bloat and itch sometimes especially after a meal (abdominal itching is most common for me with exercise)... on occasion pulse gets visible and pressured in that area. Might be worse from staying overhydrated but kinda have to do that to help stabilize BP.It's a little like "ascites" which happens to be known for "shortness of breath as well as wheezing and exercise intolerance". It makes crude sense to me that being overhydrated and having some underlying vascular abnormalities would make one prone to some extra leakage along with the basic extra "flow" involved after a meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsgirl Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I'm definitely an 'ab bloater', but my bloating tends to be in my lower abdominal region. Also worse after eating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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