Swollen hard stomach

[Katrina29]

Hi,

Please can someone advise? For the past few months my stomach, from under the rib cage to my hips has been very hard and swollen. I have no gas or bowel trouble but my stomach looks like I am pregnant which I am not. It is rock solid and I am very concerned. I am also tired all the time and suffer from very dry skin and brittle hair. I am wondering if these symptoms are all related?

Many thanks

[Pantx]

I would recommend going to your GP and having the GP examine you. You might need imaging to determine the cause for the hard belly. thats not normal.

[Katrina29]

Thanks for replying back to me, much appreciated. I have had blood tests for my thyroid but I have since learnt that these results are not conclusive. I shall take your advice also about the magnesium citrate and see how that goes. I shall go back to my GP also and see what they say.

Thanks once again

Kat :-)

[Caryopteris]

Any chance you are constipated?  

Try magnesium citrate 500 mg every morning.  

Get blood testing for thyroid disease since you also have brittle hair, but it could also be an absorptive problem like Celiac disease.  See your primary care doc and describe these issues.