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Bloating when drinking water

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hendrik31695
hendrik31695

Hi,

My dad is 69 yo and is suffering from the following symptoms:

-Lost 26kg in the last 2 years.

-Gets severely bloated and his abdomen cramps up immediately or 30 minutes after drinking water, chocolate, bread, red meat and most foods. It seems to be very random. Pain below stomach and small intestines. Sometimes gets bloated before even starting to eat. This has started 6 months ago and gotten progressively worse. This is our main concern because it saps all his strength and disables him to the point where he can't even lie down comfortably.

-The bloating, cramps and pain spikes up really quickly within a few minutes and then slowly drops off over a course of 2 to 4 hours. If he drinks water in that time it gets worse.

-Been diagnosed with parkinsons disease 2 weeks ago. However the parkinsons specialist says the bloating is a separate issue and cannot help.

-His prostate is 4 times larger than normal and that was found 3 weeks ago. He is taking medication for it now.

Extra information:

-We have given him soup and he doesn't seem to bloat from it.

-CT scan was done on his abdomen and nothing was found other than mild diverticuloses. I want to have a MRI done ASAP.

-He does not get nausea or have any blood in his stools.

-Needs to drink Movicol twice daily for his bowels to progress so that he can pass his stools otherwise his body simply does not do it. He once went 4 days without going to the toilet.

-Blood tests and heart pressure was done and everything is fine. He did have some low blood pressure once.

-Was tested for celiac or gluten intolerance and is fine.

I am trying to organize for him to see a Gastroenterology specialist ASAP.

I really would appreciate any help, recommendation or guess as to what could be happening thank you.

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  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 hendrik31695

    Posted

    Your best bet is to see a gastroenterologist to see if any of these symptoms are related to the Parkinsons. I knew an old lady once and she had digestive problems with her Parkinsons.

  • hendrik31695
    hendrik31695

    Posted

    Thanks pippa I will do that.

    I also forgot to mention that he had a cameras inserted both top and bottom and they found at the lower end of the stomach where it enters the small intestine some inflammation.

  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 hendrik31695

    Posted

    Could be diverticulitis.

    I think it would be a good idea for your dad to see a dietician.

    Take care and keep in touch

    Sarah

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