heres a diff diagnosis list for bloating. take a gas-x, if it continues to be a problem. i'd see a doctor. more than likely, its just some gas in there and nothign on this list.
Bowel obstruction. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, gas, and bloating.
Cirrhosis of the liver. Symptoms may include a poor appetite, nausea, diarrhea or constipation, a bloated (distended) abdomen, and dull abdominal discomfort.
Colon or rectal cancer. Symptoms may include diarrhea or constipation, narrow stools, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, weight loss, and decreased appetite.
Crohn's disease. Symptoms may include lower abdominal cramping, diarrhea, weight loss, fever, and rectal bleeding.
Diabetes. People who have longstanding diabetes may develop bowel problems causing bloating and gas.
Diverticular disease. Symptoms may include abdominal cramping, diarrhea, bloating, and gas.
Gallstones. Symptoms may include pain in the upper right side of the abdomen, chest, upper back, or right shoulder following a meal of high-fat foods. Additional symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fever, belching, gas, heartburn, or pale stools.
Ovarian cancer. When symptom are present they may be vague, such as weight gain, increased abdominal girth, gas, and bloating. Ovarian cancer frequently does not cause symptoms.
Parasitic infections, such as giardiasis, worms, or amebiasis. Symptoms may include diarrhea, dehydration, mucus or blood in the stools, abdominal cramps, fatigue, weight loss, and gas.
Peptic ulcer disease. Symptoms include a burning, aching, gnawing pain between the navel and the breastbone that may extend to the back, loss of appetite, weight loss, bloating, gas, nausea, or vomiting.
Splenic flexure syndrome. In this chronic condition, gas becomes trapped at the bends in the colon. Symptoms include bloating, muscle spasms, and upper abdominal pain.
Ulcerative colitis. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain or cramping and diarrhea.
SLU M.D.