My underbelly + bloating, help!

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Registered: 11-08-2006
My underbelly + bloating, help!
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Thu, 11-09-2006 - 1:01pm

For about two months now I've been having hard bowel movements (hard, pebble-like stool)...sometimes there was blood but that part is going away now and I think it may be going back to normal altogether. That's one problem.

The second thing is I'm a 5'1" Asian so I am petite by nature. Lately though around the same time my digestive stuff started happening my underbelly ('the pooch' as some women call it) has been bloating really bad and I can't figure out why. I used to be around 120lbs then I somehow managed to drop to around 110lbs...I don't get it! The lower-abdomen bloating is especially bad right after I eat something, and it's not like I changed my eating habits to bad stuff, I've actually been eating healthier nowadays!

I really need some advice because I just can't figure out why my underbelly is bloated or whatever. If I'm just getting fat then I'm not worried, but I actually dropped ten pounds but yet my belly got bigger. I know I'm not pregnant for sure, 100% positive so that's not it. I would say PMS bloating but it happens all the time, not just before my period (and I never had any PMS really anyway).

I mean my stomach puffs or bloats out right after I eat really! It looks like I'm a few months pregnant or something, any ideas?

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Thu, 11-09-2006 - 3:37pm

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Glad you were able to finally post Katie!


I wasn't able to do what I offered (in your email)

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Registered: 11-08-2006
Thu, 11-09-2006 - 3:55pm

Yes I know I'm so glad I can finally post now!

In regards to doctor's...I'm a bit of a procrasinator so I haven't been to the doctor's office in a while. I actually just made an appointment to see my doctor early tomorrow morning so I'll be inquiring about my bloating and weight loss. No I haven't been keeping any food journals, I can remember what I ate and how much of it, I have a pretty good memory. I used to work in the restaurant business, and for anyone that has worked as a server they know that sometimes you don't get to eat at all, or if you do it's on the go and it's only little snacks, ya know?

I've been a really healthy girl all my life until recently...I was adopted so I don't know my family history, illnesses and such, which is a bummer. I've been looking at the message boards and it seems like I may have IBS but I don't see why it would start suddenly like this.

It's odd, maybe two months or so ago I had a bit of allergies...really odd because I don't have any known allergies! I'm not lactose intolerant or anything, unless I drink a whole glass of just plain milk...I recently just got over what I think was the stomach flu. I woke up Sunday morning and had to throw up immediately, it was horrible! I wasn't 100% okay until Tuesday...I couldn't eat anything nor drink anything, so that was hard to get through but I lived, haha.

I can't visit my gynocologist until like December because that's when I'm due for my annual (and just to be safe the receptionist said I should wait until my annual because my insurance may not cover costs and such).

Any who, thank you for your reply and I'll be sure to post what I find out 'cause I really wanna know!