<s>[INST] I have extreme bloating and pain in the left side of my stomach - this also hurts under the left bottom rib, my left side is extremely sore but the bloating is getting worse all the time, i can visibly see the left side is slightly bigger than the right. I had a laprascopic fundiopilation 5 years ago, for a hernia and wonder if this is the cause ? I cannot eat right, and one meal fills me for the entire day - symptoms are worse after eating and i struggle with more thana a few mouthfuls of food [/INST] Hi. Thanks for your query. History of fundoplication and things related to bloating noted. It is possible that this left sided bloating is due to a condition called sigmoid volumes or there can be an obstruction in the colon. This type of bloating on the left side of the abdomen due to stomach indicated outlet obstruction of stomach. Both the conditions can be diagnosed well with upper GI endoscopy, power GI (colon) endoscopy and barium studies. Fundoplication will not five rises to such a swelling. All the above studies will also help to get the diagnosis related to problems in eating. </s>