Thank you for your question. It is a good one. I see you already received some great responses/tips from community members. We have also had various conversations on this topic, plus some articles, that you may find helpful. I will post a link to them here (https://heart-failure.net/search?s=abdominal%20swelling) if you want to check them out. Also, this may be a great question to pose to your doctor, who may also have some tips to help you. What do you think? John. heart-failure.net community moderator