okay, so I always thought the reason all those sadly emaciated African kids you see in pictures was because they fed them right before picture taking. And of course, having starved for so long the poor things ate until their guts were crammed, and their bodies, after having starved for so long, needed some time to register the action of digesting. So the reaction was of course an irritant intestine, and a stomach filled with gases. Which would explain bloating. Then somebody told me that was ****. They swallowed air instead. Or their stomachs bloated somehow because lack of food. Now I'm seeing tabloids of Nicole Richie "bloated", I don't care what they say and I don't think it's my issue to discuss. My curiosity regards solely my question and if it's really true fact.
2007-06-09 13:44:13 · 5 answers · asked by Save ze Fishies 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Bloating, medically called 'ascites', in anorexia or starvation, is caused by protein imbalance.
Massive protein loss causes low albumin in bloodstream.
Albumin is the major protein in blood serum [ fluid part ].
When the body attempts to regulate the imbalance, fluid shifts to the body tissues [ abdomen ], and causes 'bloating'
[ ascites ].
Also occurs in heart failure, kidney failure, liver failure, and some cancers.
By the way - if a person is starving, and 'stuffs' themselves,
the next thing that happens is - massive puking - their stomachs can't handle it.
2007-06-09 14:23:55 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-01 02:50:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally in an business society, comparable to in North America, anorexia will NOT intent a bloated stomach. Persons right here, regardless of their consuming sickness hold to have adequate protein of their diets/reserve retail outlets to preclude this. In 3rd global nations, in general malnutrition involves protein insufficiency. This is often known as "quashiorcor". Symptoms of malnutrition/hunger in 3rd global nations incorporate in general the bloated stomach.
2016-09-05 10:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the kids look bloated because they dont have any food to eat for a long time, so the body doesn't have any fat to use for warmth and other functions obtained from food. so their stomache's bloat from lack of food and enzymes and other stuff
2007-06-09 13:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by Helllooo!!! 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
their stomachs bloat because they are very sick from not having enough food =they look this way too because of lack of vitamins from foods
2007-06-09 13:49:46 · answer #5 · answered by caffsans 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋