Baffled

[theoldboiler]

I have pulled back from level 4 cirrhosis with ascites and jaundice as well as two bad bleeds and was doing well. I then developed a pregnant stomach again ( I'm 60) drumlike, tight, uncomfortable so I assumed ascites and resumed spironolactone. No effect. Had a US scan on Monday- no fluid found! Has anyone else experienced this? Wendy

[idyllic420]

Hi Wendy! Hope that you are feeling better now. Did you find out the reason for your belly swelling?

[theoldboiler in reply to idyllic420]

Not yet but it is going down very slowly without diuretics

[idyllic420 in reply to theoldboiler]

But I thought that you had an ultrasound which confirmed no fluids ?

[theoldboiler in reply to idyllic420]

Yes, hence why I still don't know what was causing it!