There are functional and pathological reasons for the sudden enlargement and bloating of the stomach. Functional reasons include eating too much gas-producing food, overeating, etc. Pathological reasons include intestinal obstruction, ascites, abdominal tumors, etc.
1. Functional causes:Eating too much gas-producing food, such as sweet potatoes, radish, carbonated beverages, etc., leading to intestinal gas accumulation, which can lead to abdominal distension; overeating, eating too much greasy food, leading to food indigestion, accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in a very large and distended stomach.
2. Intestinal obstruction:Intestinal tumors, fecaliths and other causes of intestinal obstruction, food and feces downward obstruction, accumulation in the intestinal tract, resulting in a very large and bloated stomach.
3. Ascites: Cirrhosis of the liver, hypoproteinemia, heart failure, etc. lead to ascites, and when there is a lot of ascites, the stomach may be very big and bloated.
4. Abdominal tumors: Liver cancer, abdominal tumors lead to the increase of abdominal contents, resulting in a large and distended stomach.
If your stomach suddenly becomes big and bloated, you should go to the hospital to find out the cause and treat it under the doctor’s guidance.