Symptoms of severe ascities would be a stomach bloated to the point the patient appears pregnant. Once the stomach is distended to that point it can interfere with breathing.
From Johns Hopkins
These are symptoms of ascites:
Swelling in the abdomen
Weight gain
Sense of fullness
Bloating
Sense of heaviness
Nausea or indigestion
Vomiting
Swelling in the lower legs
Shortness of breath
Hemorrhoids
I have some amount of edema in my lower legs and feet.
I used to have a small amount of ascities only noted on ultrasound but since my hep c was cured in 2015 it seem to have resolved. Would not have been aware I had mild ascities except by having the ultrasound saying so.
Symptoms of severe ascities would be a stomach bloated to the point the patient appears pregnant. Once the stomach is distended to that point it can interfere with breathing.
From Johns Hopkins
These are symptoms of ascites:
Swelling in the abdomen
Weight gain
Sense of fullness
Bloating
Sense of heaviness
Nausea or indigestion
Vomiting
Swelling in the lower legs
Shortness of breath
Hemorrhoids
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/ascites