Why do I still get abdominal bloating after acid reflux treatment?

This is a very common symptom. At your age, the most common cause is likely due to sensitive stomach which can produce symptoms like bloating, feeling fullness after meal and gastric pain. The cause of the sensitive stomach can be related to our diet, lifestyle and stress. You need to monitor for features like weight loss, passing out black stool or pain waking you from sleep at night. If you have such symptoms, do consult doctor earlier. Otherwise, try to avoid food which can irritate your stomach like spicy and oily food. Don't overeat.

Abdominal bloating is a very common digestive symptom. Research on bloating shows that the most common cause is dietary, i. e. food intolerance. Hence, while it is important to consider medical causes, dietary strategies have been shown to have the greatest benefit in relieving bloating. Medication has a limited effect on food intolerance. Hydrogen/methane breath testing is a simple way to test for sugar intolerance like lactose and fructose intolerance. It can also test for SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth), another important cause of bloating.