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Detailed Answer:
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I understand it must be troubling for a woman of your age to be having such a discomfort but be rest assured that your problem of indigestion or dyspepsia (as it is termed medically) can be remedied if you try to modify your eating lifestyle.
If your stomach or tummy often feels bloated, it could be due to:
- excess wind
- constipation
- swallowing air (from talking while eating etc)
- food intolerance
- irritable bowel syndrome
Each of these factors need to be identified separately and ruled out by your GP.
Cut down on foods known to cause wind and bloating, such as: beans, onions, broccoli, cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower etc and those that you can identify yourself that cause this. But make sure you still eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
If you get constipation, take steps to prevent it with a fibre-rich diet, drinking lots of fluids and taking regular exercise. Even a 20-30 minute brisk walk four times a week can improve your bowel function.
Try not to swallow too much air. Don’t talk and eat at the same time, sit down to eat (sitting upright and not slumped over), reduce the amount of fizzy drinks you consume, stop chewing gum and chew with your mouth closed so that you’re not taking in excess air.
Food intolerance can lead to bloating when:
- Your bowel doesn’t empty properly.
- The food causes gas to be trapped.
- Too much gas is produced as a reaction to the food.
The main offenders are wheat or gluten and dairy products. The best approach if you have a food intolerance is to eat less of the culprit food or cut it out completely.
Keep a food diary for a couple of weeks, noting everything that you eat and drink and when bloating troubles you most. But don't get rid of food groups long-term without advice from your GP.
If you are having IBS which is a very probable cause, then you need to get a doctor to place you on treatment for IBS (which also includes following above rules). Do exercise regularly.

Hope this will be able to help you and please feel free to write back in case of any follow-up questions.
Dr. Nsah

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Brief Answer:
Some people experience side effects from this

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for updating,

It is not often the case with a keyhole laparoscopic surgery (as it is one of the safest methods of removing the appendix) but how ever like most surgeries that involve touching part of the intestines, it always come with their own side effects. Intra-abdominal adhesion formation is a risk associated with both laparoscopic and open surgery and remains a significant, unresolved problem. If you experienced bloating after your surgery, then it is the most likely cause. Adhesions are fibrous deposits that connect tissue to organ post surgery. Generally, they occur in 50-100% of all abdominal surgeries, with the risk of developing adhesions being the same for both procedures.
I do believe how ever that your own case is not severe but you need to see your operating physician or surgeon to get your some abdominal scans just to make sure that you are not going to develop a subsequent bowel obstruction.

NB. Food intolerance can develop at any given age or time in your life and the mechanism to which this occurs after you reach a certain age has not yet properly been understood. So it really does not matter if you never had food intolerance before.
I do suggest that you follow through with my instructions or you see a doctor who can get you examined.

Hope this helps further and wish you the best.
Dr. Nsah

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