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Stomach Causing.....

Danijela

By Danijela
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Danijela
Posted

Hey Everyone!!!

I have a queston/ concern

is is possible for gas/constipation/bloating to cause shortness of breath

i have been having quite a bit of shortness of breath going up flight of stairs, when i bend over or crouch

down (especially), streaching.... my stomach is really bloated i look pregnant..... i am having diffiiculties with bm's....drinking and eating is adding pressure to my stomach.....i've tried metamucil it is't helping much.... i ended up using a laxitive... it didn't help much either.....

i actually went to a walk in clinic and explained that i have been having barely 1 bm a week

the guy actually laughed at me and said that was an extreme exageration..... and that that wasn't possible

is it possible my stomach is causing these breathing problems? it is begining to really bother me....

anyways thanks for listening and any advice

:(

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

Right before I went gluten-free my stomach was hugely bloated and I had a hard time sitting, bending over and breathing.

All better now!

trents Grand Master
trents
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Danijela,

Are you gluten-free yet? You didn't say one way or another. Have you been diagnosed as a Celiac? I certainly would think if you have not been having BM's any more often than that once a week you could be experiencing enough pressure against your diaphragm to cause you difficulty in breathing.

The other question is, why are you not pooping? You need to get that answered. I don't think celiac disease alone would cause that much of a problem. You need to make sure you don't have an illeus or even a tumor. I don't mean to scare you but it is a known fact that Celiacs are at additional risk for cancer of the small bowel than the normal population because of the inflamation caused by celiac disease.

Steve

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elonwy
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Right before I went gluten free, I used to get attacks of GERD that would make me unable to breath. Felt like someone had stuck something in my windpipe. My doc thought it was a hiatal hernia, turns out it was a gluten reaction. I also had the "eat two bites of something and feel full" thing to go along with it, and horrible constipation. Went away after a week gluten free. Are you eating gluten?

Elonwy

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