Abdominal distension

Diabetes insipidus, prevention and treatment of postoperative abdominal distension, to dispel gas interfering with abdominal x-ray examination... 

Major adverse events Gl symptoms including flatul ence, cramps, and abdominal distension ... 

Chronic diarrhea is likely to result in a disturbance of water and salt balance. This has been shown to be so in the malabsorption syndrome (C9, F5). These changes, especially potassium deficiency, may cause some aggravation of the intestinal situation and increase of abdominal distension. Some improvement in absorption may consequently occur on appropriate rehabilitation. However, a residual defect of absorption will remain until more specific therapy is instituted. 

Abdominal distension, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, dyspepsia, epigastric pain (not food-related), nausea, pyrosis, vomiting (5% or more) flatulence, gastritis, hemorrhoids (2% to less than 5%). 

The absorption of vitamin C is saturated at high doses, and therefore intakes above 1 g/day would be associated with negligible increased uptake at tissue levels, but they increase the risk of adverse gastrointestinal effects. Indeed, acute gastrointestinal intolerance (e.g., abdominal distension, flatulence, diarrhea, transient colic) has been observed. 

Gray baby s5mdrome Premature babies develop vomiting, hypothermia, abdominal distension, shallow irregular respiration and further leading to gray cyanosis, vascular collapse, shock and death. 

Group Normalization of performance status Disappearance of abdominal distension Pain relief Double decrease of number of stools Normalization of stools... 

Citrus aurantium (Christen.) Swingle var. amara Suan Cheng (Bitter orange) (unripe fruit) Synephrine, N-methyltyramine, flavones including tangeratin and nobiletin.33 Treat indigestion, relieve abdominal distension, ptosis of the anus or uterus. 

N.A. Volatile oil, magnocurarine.99 Relieve cramping pain and flatulence, for abdominal distension, indigestion, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea. 

Hu Huang Lian is bitter and cold. It can reduce the deficient heat and improve digestion as it enters the Stomach and Large Intestine meridians. This herb is especially effective in treating nutritional impairment in children. The disorder shows poor digestion with abdominal distension and afternoon fever. 

Damp-heat in the Middle-Jiao distension in the epigastric region and abdomen, reduced appetite, sticky sensation in the mouth, heavy limbs. Damp-heat in the Lower-Jiao loose stools or diarrhea, irregular bowel movement, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, tenesmus and a bearing-down sensation in the abdomen, blood and mucus in the stools. 

These two herbs are able to promote Qi movement and dry dampness from the Spleen and Large Intestine. They are used for abdominal distension and irregular and difficult bowel movement even though the stools are not dry. 

Cao Dou Kou is pungent and warm, and enters the Spleen and Large Intestine meridians. It can effectively warm the Middle-Jiao, dry dampness and promote the Qi movement. It is often selected to treat abdominal distension and pain with cold sensation and poor digestion. 

Hypochondriac pain, chest pain, epigastric and abdominal distension, a bitter taste in the mouth, heartburn, tiredness, and irregular or scanty menstruation. Some symptoms may exist in stress and emotional situations, such as anger, severe headache, red face, dizziness, vertigo and tingling of the limbs. 

Cramping pain in the epigastria or abdomen, which is often worse after taking cold food and drinks, poor appetite, abdominal distension. 

This formula is able to leach out and transform turbid dampness and clear heat-toxin. It is used for treating damp-febrile disease when the damp-heat accumulates in the Qi level and the dampness and heat are equal in intensity. They block the Qi movement and injure the Yin. The manifestations are fever, sleepiness, fullness in the chest, abdominal distension, stiff and sour limbs, painful and swollen throat, thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, difficult urination, wan complexion or jaundice, a white or thick, sticky or dry, yellow tongue coating and a soft and rapid pulse. 

This formula can clear heat, transform dampness and reduce jaundice. It is used to treat damp-heat in the Spleen, Stomach, Liver and Gall Bladder which obstructs bile secretion. The manifestations are jaundice with a fresh tangerine color, slight abdominal distension, thirst and difficult urination, a yellow, sticky tongue coating and a deep, rapid pulse. 

This formula treats not only food accumulation, but also a severe complicated condition of food and damp-heat accumulation in the intestines. The manifestations are abdominal distension and pain, foulsmelling diarrhea, constipation and scanty urine. The tongue is red with a yellow and sticky coating. The pulse is deep and firm. 

Peptic ulcer with possible perforation and hemorrhage, pancreatitis, abdominal distension, ulcerative esophagitis... 

Sodium and fluid retention, congestive heart failure in susceptible patients, potassium loss, hypokalemic alkalosis, hypertension Muscle weakness, steroid myopathy, loss of muscle mass, vertebral compression fractures, aseptic necrosis of humeral and femoral heads, pathologic fracture of long bones, osteoporosis Peptic ulcer with possible perforation and hemorrhage, pancreatitis, abdominal distension, ulcerative esophagitis... 

Voglibose and acarbose have been compared in 32 patients insufficiently treated by diet in an open crossover study (17). The metabolic results were identical. There were fewer adverse reactions in those who took voglibose. There was increased flatulence with acarbose in 96% and with voglibose in 57% abdominal distension was reported in 17 and 10% respectively. 

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