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Stomach gets lots of fluid in it and gets hard as a rock. What is this condition?
A girl I know has been getting fluid in her stomach for the last 3 weeks and the hospital is not giving her answers. They just put needles in and withdraw the fluid which is about a 2 liter bottle and she has to get this done about every 7-9 days. One doctor said she needs a liver transplant. But nobody is giving her a definite answer as to what this is. Anyone ever heard of this condition before? She is in misery.
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- Diane ALv 72 years agoFavorite Answer
The fluid is not in her stomach, its in the belly space (abdominal), and she is getting a paracentesis. This can be due to cirrhosis, ovarian cancer, and other illnesses; its just a symptom. A liver transplant suggests liver disease/cirrhosis. The fluid will just keep acci=accumulating because of protein and oncotic pressures. Pulling it off is just for comfort, not curative.
- mrhalloween17268Lv 62 years ago
Just a note that my best friend that had this cirrhosis of the liver died July 7th.
