What to do if your stomach gets bigger after menopause

The belly is getting bigger and bigger after menopause, it is considered to be related to the accumulation of abdominal fat or abdominal tumor, etc. We should find out the reason and intervene reasonably, the former can improve the symptom by changing the lifestyle, and the latter should be treated according to the nature of the tumor and take comprehensive treatment such as surgery or radiotherapy. 1. Abdominal fat accumulation, after menopause, estrogen decreases and metabolism slows down, coupled with irrational lifestyle will cause abdominal obesity. Therefore, it is necessary to change the bad lifestyle, eat less high-calorie and high-fat food, eat more high-fiber food, such as vegetables, coarse grains, etc., limit the calorie intake, and then with jogging, cycling, swimming and other aerobic exercise, abdominal fat can be eliminated slowly. 2. Abdominal tumors, abdominal tumors can also cause tummy enlargement, such as huge uterine fibroid, which should be considered to be surgically removed after menopause; endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, etc. can cause uterus and adnexa to increase in size, and the metastasis of cancer cells to the peritoneum can cause ascites, which can cause tummy enlargement as well. It is better to take surgical treatment for these diseases, and after surgery, according to individual situation, with radiotherapy and chemotherapy to prevent recurrence. Most of the postmenopausal tummy is related to the increase of fat, so the main focus is on the life regulation, when the patient also has irregular vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain and other accompanying symptoms should be examined as soon as possible to exclude pathological factors, and according to the cause of the early treatment.