How common is the symptom Bloated belly / Endo-Belly among people with endometriosis?
96,26% of people with endometriosis reported Bloated belly / Endo-Belly as a symptom of endometriosis in our survey.
How common is the symptom Bloated belly / Endo-Belly among people with endometriosis compared to the non-affected group?
48,27% of people with endometriosis suffer from the symptom Bloated belly / Endo-Belly very strong compared to a prevalence of 5,03% among non-affected individuals.
The following table shows the symptom Bloated belly / Endo-Belly in people with endometriosis compared to non-affected individuals. The scale ranges from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very strong).
| Symptom severity | Endometriosis | Non-affected | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| not at all | 3,74% | 39,62% | -35,88% |
| slightly | 5,36% | 24,53% | -19,17% |
| moderate | 14,06% | 18,87% | -4,81% |
| strong | 28,57% | 11,95% | 16,62% |
| very strong | 48,27% | 5,03% | 43,24% |
Based on the datasets, we calculated the Kendall correlation. The following symptoms could be related to Bloated belly / Endo-Belly.
| Symptom name | Correlation |
|---|---|
| Flatulence | moderate correlation (42,00%) |
| Abdominal pain outside the lower abdomen | weak correlation (29,00%) |
| Exhaustion / Fatigue | weak correlation (29,00%) |
| Lower abdominal pain | weak correlation (24,00%) |
| Pain during bowel movements | weak correlation (23,00%) |
| Verstopfung | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Back pain | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Pain during urination | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Pain after intercourse | weak correlation (22,00%) |
| Nausea | weak correlation (21,00%) |
| Dizziness | weak correlation (21,00%) |
| Kidney pain | weak correlation (21,00%) |
| Headaches / Migraine | weak correlation (21,00%) |
| Numbness in legs | weak correlation (20,00%) |
| Belching | weak correlation (20,00%) |
The term Endo-Belly is not a medical term in the strict sense. Strictly speaking, it refers to a markedly pronounced bloated abdomen. Abdominal bloating occurs when too much air accumulates in the abdomen—more precisely, in the intestines. Both men and women can experience bloating, but studies show that women are affected significantly more often than men. Among women with endometriosis, 96 percent report bloating. When the abdomen becomes markedly distended due to this bloating, it is referred to as Endo-Belly.
Endo-Belly is characterized by the following symptoms:
In women with endometriosis, cells that in many respects resemble the cells of the uterine lining also grow in ectopic locations. The pelvis is particularly affected, but the entire abdominal cavity as well as the intestines can be involved. However, Endo-Belly occurs regardless of whether bowel endometriosis is present or not. The causes of Endo-Belly are therefore generally not due to endometriotic lesions in the bowel. Rather, the pronounced bloating appears to be triggered by inflammatory processes caused by endometriosis.
There are additional factors that are only indirectly related to endometriosis but are facilitated or exacerbated by it: