Abdominal Edema

Related Terms:

Abdominal swelling, abdominal bloating, lymphedema

Types of Abdominal swelling:

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Possible causes of symptom: Abdominal swelling:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Abdominal swelling as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Normal child - the stomach of a child protrudes more than adults.
Gas
Swallowed air
Pregnancy
Obesity
Constipation
Chronic constipation (type of Constipation)
Poor muscle tone (see Muscle weakness)
Poor muscle tone after childbirth
Lactose intolerance
Food allergies
Food intolerances
Pregnancy
Hernia
Malabsorption
Irritable bowel syndrome
Colonic bacterial fermentation

Intestinal motility disorders

Gastroparesis
Diabetic gastroparesis

Gas entrapment syndromes

Splenic flexure
Hepatic flexure
Premenstrual syndrome
Pancreatic disease
Acute pancreatitis
Appendicitis

Biliary disease

Gallbladder disease
Gallbladder conditions
Gallstones

Short bowel syndrome
Peptic ulcer
Ascites - see also causes of ascites
Malignant ascites

Intestinal obstruction - causing gas or fluid buildup; see causes of intestinal obstruction

Partial bowel obstructions
Small bowel diverticular
Intestinal adhesions
Intermittent bowel obstruction - see causes of bowel obstruction
Volvulus

Colon cancer
Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Ulcerative colitis
Pseudopsiesis
Liver conditions
Cirrhosis of the liver

Certain heart conditions:

Heart failure
Constrictive pericarditis (type of Pericarditis)

Abdominal mass - see also causes of abdominal mass

Certain types of tumors or cancers:

Abdominal tumor
Gastrointestinal tumor
Abdominal cancer
Bowel cancer
Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cystadenoma
Lymphoma

Other:

Fibroids
Organomegaly
Ovarian cystadenoma
Lymphoma
Perforated viscus

Some causes of abdominal distention of infants or children include:

Normal infant pot belly
Premature delivery (see Small baby)
Starvation
Constipation - which may present as runny diarrhea
Cystic fibrosis
Celiac disease
Hirschsprung's disease

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