text: a womans thing? i am suffering with bloating of the stomach it is a feeling of swelling a sort of blockage and i get the strangest feeling in my throat(a sound like a sizzle) i have been drinking plenty of water and i dont eat much forunately i have been like this for 11 years the bloating might be constipation the sizzling in the throat sounds very worrying & the time its been going on you need to make a appointment to see the doctors nurse