Baby food carrots are more concentrated, with 0.7 grams of fiber in 1 ounce, or 5.6 grams in a 1-cup portion. A cup of carrot juice, however, holds only a paltry 1.9 grams of dietary fiber. Continuum Health Partners lists carrots as one of the top 20 high-fiber foods in the American diet.
Abdominal distension refers to the swelling of the abdomen. The distension may be caused by either air (gas) or fluid collection. The accumulated substance causes an outward expansion of the stomach and waist beyond normal proportions.
Abdominal causes. 1  Aortic aneurysm-rupture or dissection (may have pain in the chest, back, loin or abdomen). 2  Splenic pathology: 3  Ruptured spleen-due to chest/abdominal trauma: 4  Note that this can occur with minimal trauma in patients with glandular fever or haematological disorders.