Abdominal distension (or "Distended abdomen") can be a sign of many other conditions, including:
- diverticulitis
- lactose intolerance
- obstructed bowel
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- ascites
- premenstrual syndrome
- pregnancy
- weight gain
From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, TCM practitioners do not focus on treating the symptoms of disease and conditions such as abdominal distention, but rather, they work to restore balance and harmony within the body and key organs. They try and achieve this goal by encouraging healthy lifestyle changes like supporting a person’s body with diet modifications, herbal supplementation & stress reduction. In TCM, the goal is to provide maximum health support so that the body may better heal itself and maintain optimum health.*
