Abdominal fullness prematurely after meals

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Alternate Names: Early satiety

Considerations: Early satiety can occur from numerous causes.

Common Causes:

delayed stomach emptying
gastric outlet obstruction
decreased stomach distensibility
irritable bowel syndrome

Home Care: Follow your health care provider’s recommendations A liquid diet may be helpful. A detailed diet log (recording what was eaten, how much, and when) may be needed.

Call If:

this symptom lasts for more than one week.

What To Expect: The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.

Medical history questions documenting this symptom in detail may include:

time pattern
- When did this symptom begin?
- How long does each episode last?
other
- What other symptoms are also present?
- Is there vomiting?
- Is there abdominal distention?
- Is there excessive gas (flatus)?
- Is there a lack of appetite?
- Is there abdominal pain?

The physical examination will include emphasis on the digestive tract.

Diagnostic tests that may be performed include:

blood studies for anemia, such as a CBC and blood differential
endoscopy (EGD)
stool tests for bleeding
X-rays of the stomach, esophagus, and small intestine (upper GI and small bowel series)
stomach emptying studies

After seeing your health care provider:
You may want to add a diagnosis related to early satiety to your personal medical record.

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