What’s with the big, hard tummy?

A large, hard stomach may be associated with indigestion, intestinal obstruction, and fluid retention in the abdominal cavity.
1. Indigestion: When indigestion occurs, food accumulates in the gastrointestinal tract, which may cause a big, hard stomach.
2. Intestinal obstruction: Intestinal obstruction is a common digestive disease in clinic, mainly due to disease factors such as intestinal torsion and tumor, which makes it difficult for the contents of the intestines to be discharged smoothly, and stops defecation and elimination of gas, and also causes the body to experience such symptoms.
3. Abdominal fluid accumulation: a very big hard stomach may also be related to abdominal fluid accumulation, such as cirrhosis of the liver, heart failure, tumors and so on may cause such a situation.
Based on the symptoms of a big hard stomach alone can not accurately determine the cause, there are many other causes of this symptom, need to combine with the characteristics of the medical history, other test results in order to make an accurate judgment, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to clarify the cause of the disease, and to carry out targeted treatment.