“What could be the cause of my bloating and nausea?”

It depends on the cause of jaundice. Nausea is a very non specific symptom and is not necessarily due to gastrointestinal problems. Nausea and vomiting can be caused by fever, kidney stones, renal insufficiency and cardiac conditions just to name a few. This is in addition to many gastrointestinal reasons and you should see a physician to understand where to look for the reason

Whatever caused jaundice could certainly have residual effects of nausea and bloating for days or weeks afterwards. For persistent symptoms, please seek out advice from a primary care doctor or GI doctor.

This is probably related to the underlying condition for your jaundice. It should improve with time as the bilirubin returns to normal.

There can be many reasons for bloating and nausea. Considering that you were recently jaundiced it is likely that the reason for the bloating and nausea is related. As an example, if the jaundice was due to the passage of gallbladder stones or sludge, gallbladder disease alone can't present as bloating and nausea following meals. In addition, if your liver is swollen due to other causes that led to the jaundice, just the enlargement alone can make you feel bloated and potentially even nauseated. Finally, there are a host of other conditions that may not be related to the jaundice, and that could include gastroparesis or gastric motility disturbance, constipation, small bowel bacterial overgrowth, to name really just a few.



Mark Noar
mdnoar@verizon.net

It may take longer for these symptoms to subside even though your jaundice has subsided. This is because your liver may still have persisting inflammation, which can be detected on follow up blood tests. You haven’t mentioned what caused you to get jaundiced. Please see the specialist to confirm complete resolution.