I have swelling in my lower stomach and it is swelled up and causing severe pain and leaking fluids I went to the hospital and they said it was epidema what can I do to realeave pressure

The symptoms you describe sound like 'Ascites' which is extreme swelling of the abdominal cavity of accumulated fluids caused by liver disease

I don't recognize the terminology 'epidema' unless you are mispronouncing it and spelling it wrong.

I was thinking "edema." But, again, that's just what I was thinking.

Am I the only person amazed that Physicians/Hospitals discharge/end the visit without telling the patient what to do next?

OR do they explain and the patient doesn't understand?

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Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

I was thinking "edema." But, again, that's just what I was thinking.

Am I the only person amazed that Physicians/Hospitals discharge/end the visit without telling the patient what to do next?

OR do they explain and the patient doesn't understand?

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Could be edema, but then the only reason for abdomen to swell is what I mentioned. Ascites

I don't think hospitals let people go without explaining. I think it is just a case of patient not understanding medical jargon and not having enough guts to ask questions.