Distendend Abdomen Causes, Treatments and More
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Distended Abdomen Caused by Food Intolerances
Several types of food can cause intolerance, including certain vegetables, fruits and grains and foods containing gluten or dairy. For example, peas and beans can cause gas. Gluten appears in wheat, barley and some other grains.
A person may just have a sensitivity to gluten, or they may have celiac disease where gluten consumption causes severe pain and gastrointestinal disturbances. Eating dairy foods may cause symptoms similar to those associated with gluten sensitivity and may vary depending on the particular dairy food consumed.
