Abdominal distension is one of the common and stubborn symptoms of liver disease patients, and even the main symptom of many liver disease patients at the first visit is abdominal distension. Patients often describe feeling as if there is gas in their stomachs, or they feel bloated when they eat something, and they do not like to eat greasy food, especially the upper abdomen or the small stomach is obviously distended, and it seems better if they can release two farts, and their stomachs are always gurgling and stringing gas, etc. So what exactly causes bloating in patients with liver disease? 1, hepatocytes swelling, degeneration, necrosis during hepatitis, resulting in the liver is pulled by the membrane, mainly causing the upper abdomen or right upper abdomen stuffy. 2, liver disease patients with abnormal liver function, which in turn leads to the gastrointestinal tract digestion and absorption function is weakened, gastric acid and digestive enzymes secretion is too little, the intestinal tract bacteria proliferation in the intestine so that excessive food in the intestinal tract corruption fermentation, so that a large amount of gas stagnation intestinal cavity. 3, after cirrhosis, the portal vein blood flow is not smooth, the blood flow of gastrointestinal blood vessels is slow, the intestinal mucosa is edematous, the intestinal peristalsis is weakened, resulting in abdominal distension. 4.Liver function loses its compensatory capacity, serum albumin level decreases, and ascites is produced, leading to abdominal distension. Early abdominal distension is obvious in the lower abdomen, and a large amount of ascites is obvious in the whole abdomen, which may be accompanied by lower limb edema. 5, electrolyte disorders produced by low potassium, low sodium, etc., resulting in the lack of intestinal power caused by abdominal distension, mostly manifested as reduced exhaust and defecation, physical weakness. How can patients with liver disease relieve abdominal distension? Patients with liver disease often have bloating, and often do not know what to do with bloating, so here to teach you to “five will”, that is, will eat, will drink, will exercise, will use drugs, will relax. 1, will eat: liver disease patients should pay attention to less food, chew slowly, eat too much too fast will increase the burden on the liver and gastrointestinal tract, resulting in a large amount of food is not easy to digest, in the intestinal tract accumulation, it is best to 4-6 meals per day; chew slowly can let the food fully mixed with various types of digestive enzymes in the intestinal tract to accelerate digestion and reduce the occurrence of abdominal distension. Food choice is also very important, usually patients with liver disease should eat more food containing dietary fiber, less gas production, such as vegetables, fruits are rich in fiber food, while, for example, beans, glutinous rice, meat and eggs, animal blood and offal, fried food, groundnuts, etc. are easy to produce gas food; meat and eggs and animal blood and offal have the risk of inducing hepatic encephalopathy. In addition, patients with liver disease should avoid eating spicy food. 2, will drink: liver disease patients should drink more warm water, should not drink cold water, carbonated drinks, coffee and alcoholic beverages, etc.. Some natural fermented foods such as kimchi soup, sauerkraut water contains a certain amount of acidophilus, which will be very beneficial to intestinal health. Drink a little yogurt before bed, containing lactobacillus is good for maintaining the ecological balance of intestinal flora, helping to reduce bloating; hot ginger tea can also promote gastrointestinal movement, to accelerate the role of food digestion. 3, will exercise: appropriate exercise after meals is a good way to reduce abdominal distension, especially walking is the best way of activity, it is recommended that 30 minutes to an hour after meals walking is appropriate, can be divided into two to three times, each time a dozen to twenty minutes after a break of 3-5 minutes, the exercise process can be exercised while massaging the abdomen clockwise, which will increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, conducive to exhaust and defecation, can reduce abdominal distension. 4, will use drugs: many patients with liver disease bloating often buy some drugs to eat, common such as liver and stomach gas pain tablets, etc., but usually eat the medicine but did not solve the problem, in fact, this method of medication is not scientific. We have already introduced the causes of abdominal distension in patients with liver disease, so the treatment for the cause of the disease can be effective. The following drugs can be selected appropriately, such as: lactulose can osmotically increase intestinal volume, promote peristalsis and facilitate the discharge of stool; anti-flatulence tablets can reduce surface tension, eliminate gas and foam in the gastrointestinal tract, thus relieving flatulence; medicinal charcoal can adsorb gas produced by abnormal intestinal fermentation and reduce abdominal distension; lactase raw can decompose intestinal sugars to generate lactic acid, increase intestinal acidity, inhibit the growth and reproduction of intestinal spoilage bacteria, and reduce fermentation and gas production. Reduce fermentation and gas production. The whole intestine can be adjusted to advocate intestinal flora imbalance, maintain ecological balance, eliminate indigestion, bloating and other symptoms. 5, will relax: the relaxation referred to here is mainly mood relaxation and self-massage. Good mood can relieve psychological stress and maintain a good helps smooth bowel movements. Chinese medicine massage to relieve abdominal distension also has a very good effect, often choose to massage points such as Tianshu, Zhongbei, etc., can play a role in the management of gas and wide, moving gas and stagnation. Tianshu point is located 2 inches next to the navel, each time with the middle finger pressure about 20 times, the strength is moderate; Zhongbei point is located in the Jiantu and navel line in the midpoint, each time with the middle finger pressure about 10 times, the strength is moderate; In addition, the palm of the hand clockwise gentle massage small abdomen is also conducive to the relief of abdominal distension. For patients with liver disease, the causes of abdominal distension are often complex, mostly triggered by a variety of factors. If the symptoms cannot be relieved in time, please seek immediate medical attention and systemic treatment under the guidance of a doctor.