What should I do if my stomach is swollen?

Common causes of tummy edema include obesity, cirrhosis, tuberculous peritonitis and so on. Tummy edema should choose appropriate improvement measures according to the cause, such as proper exercise, albumin supplementation, anti-tuberculosis treatment and so on. 1. Obesity: If patients usually like to eat greasy food and exercise less, it may lead to a large accumulation of fat in the subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen, which makes the patients have the symptom of edema in the stomach. Through appropriate physical exercise, such as walking, swimming, playing badminton, speed up the body’s metabolism, which is conducive to the consumption of abdominal fat. 2. Cirrhosis: If the patient has cirrhosis, the ability of the liver to synthesize albumin will decrease. The decrease of albumin in the patient’s blood makes the vascular colloid osmotic pressure decrease, the abdominal vascular leakage fluid increase, the patient may have the symptom of stomach edema. Albumin can be supplemented in moderation to increase the crystal osmotic pressure of blood vessels, thus reducing the symptoms of stomach edema. 3. Tuberculous peritonitis: if the patient is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria stimulate the peritoneum to produce inflammation. Inflammatory factors make the peritoneal capillary permeability increase, the local capillary exudate increase, thus making the patient appear the symptoms of stomach edema. Isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, etc. can be taken regularly to kill and inhibit the reproduction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, so as to alleviate the symptoms of tummy edema. There are many other causes of stomach edema, such as hypothyroidism, etc. If the patient has symptoms of stomach edema, he needs to go to the hospital in time, complete the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.