Satiety is the satisfied feeling of being full after eating. Early satiety is feeling full sooner than normal or after eating less than usual.

Abdominal fullness prematurely after meals

• Delayed stomach emptying
• Gastric outlet obstruction
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Heartburn
• Stomach or abdominal tumor

Follow your health care provider's recommendations. A liquid diet may be helpful. A detailed diet log (recording what was eaten, how much, and when) may be needed. Small, frequent meals may be more tolerable than large, less frequent meals. A diet high in fat may worsen the feeling.

Call your doctor if:

• The feeling lasts for days to weeks and does not get better.
• You have other symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, or bloating.
• You have fever, chills, or weight loss or gain.

The doctor will examine you and ask questions such as:

• When did this symptom begin?
• How long does each episode last?
• What other symptoms do you have (for example, vomiting, excessive gas, abdominal pain, or weight loss)

Tests that may be performed include:

• Blood studies for anemia, such as a complete blood count and blood differential
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Stool tests for bleeding
• X-rays studies of the stomach, esophagus, and small intestine (abdominal x-ray and an upper GI and small bowel series)
• Stomach-emptying studies