tambdy

Hi

First of am not looking for medical advised. I am just wondering if alcohol caused anyone else looked 9 months pregnant?

Doctor says its alcohol my anxiety is telling me am dying lol

Thanks

strategery

There is such a thing known as ascites than can occur due to drinking. However, it's best to let a doctor diagnose that.

tambdy

Due to my anxiety I asked the doctor about this hw checked my stomach and said he felt no fluid. He also said I would be yellow.

uncorked

I looked pretty bloated when I was drinking. Not 9 months pregnant, though. What does your dr mean when he said you would "be yellow"? The whites of your eyes?

tambdy

Yeah kinda like cirrhosis but the fought of it being acities again has messed my anxiety right up again.

ScottFromWI

So your doctor did suggest that the issue was caused by alcohol? Not exactly clear on your original post. Did he say anything more specific than that? If not you may want to see a different doctor if you can.

tambdy

Sorry he said three months off the drink and I would feel much better. Thinks its ibs but they say that about everything. I think it is something more serious due to the fevers etc

courage2

My alcoholic aunt looked like that -- she also had a really erratic diet (due to her alcoholism). I recommend you continue to consult a dr but also quit drinking and start exercising.

I hope you feel better soon!

Edit to ask: Again??

D122y

Tam,

My gym instructor says I looked like a snake that ate a huge object. So....yes.

I see pictures of me 2 years ago and now...on fb. The change is astonishing.

The poison works slowly. We heal much faster than it took to get damaged...thank God.

sweetichick

I also look 6-9 months pregnant from drinking and being overweight. People have actually asked me when is the baby due. So you are not alone in this problem. Some can also come from having an enlarged liver.

ScottFromWI

If you feel it's something more serious consider seeing a different doctor. How long has it been since you quit?

Also don't rule out your anxiety as a potential culprit if you do get checked out fine physically. Health anxiety is a very real condition, and it can be very strong in early sobriety, enough to even mimic the physical symptoms of many conditions.

Mountainmanbob

Internist doctor might be recommended ?

M-Bob

Forward12

You can ask your doc to do a bloodtest, which everyone really should do years to check and make sure everything looks ok. I had a very bloated stomach as well, and it for sure was from the drinking and mix with crappy food. Alcohol brings havoc to the body, including your stomach and digestive tract.

tambdy

Thanks for the reply's guys, am going to go and walk need to clear my.head. This is what happens I do well and then my anxiety makes me drink.

Hearing other people have had this before as now I know it might not be worst case scenario

tambdy

Sorry not again, never had it that I know off and also my diet sucks.

MovingForward1

Perhaps need to see another Dr.
I've had that look, had 4 liters of fluid drained from my abdomen because my liver could no longer process the liquids. 4 liters.... Paracentisis. Think of a large bottle of soda, 2 of those. What more could have made me stop? I looked pregnant, I felt awful, quitting was the only answer.