Bloating during menstruation may be caused by physiological factors, but also by gastrointestinal diseases, liver and gallbladder diseases, peritoneal diseases, cardiovascular diseases and so on.
1. Physiological factors: women’s menstruation due to pelvic and uterine congestion, easy to abdominal distension, lower abdominal distension, lumbago and other uncomfortable symptoms, usually can be relieved after menstruation.
2. Gastrointestinal diseases: such as chronic gastritis, gastric cancer, gastroptosis, intestinal infections, etc., which can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, belching and other symptoms.
3. Hepatobiliary diseases: such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, etc., which may be accompanied by pain in the right upper abdomen, yellowing of the skin, yellowing of the eyes, ascites and other symptoms.
4. Peritoneal diseases: such as tuberculous peritonitis, peritoneal cancer, etc., which may be accompanied by diffuse abdominal pain, low fever, fatigue, night sweats and other symptoms.
5. Cardiovascular diseases: such as right heart failure, etc., abdominal distension may occur due to stasis of blood in the abdominal organs, and may be accompanied by loss of appetite, decreased urine output, ascites, dyspnea and other uncomfortable symptoms.
Menstruating women with symptoms of abdominal distension, persistent unrelieved should seek medical attention, under the guidance of the doctor to identify the cause of the disease, if necessary, the appropriate treatment.