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For many of us abdominal distension comes along with added size. the fullness required to be at our best involves a large volume of food and drugs.. we know that food itself causes distension of the abdomen as strictly a volume issue, but we also know certain the use of certain drugs carry a much greater degree of distension. Strong orals, high doses of test, or anything else really that promotes a marked degree of glycogen storage in the muscle. Well.. our liver holds glycogen too. My theory is that liver glycogen, which has an almost unlimited capacity for storage, contributes to the distension. Patients wth glycogen storage disease type 1a present with swollen abdomens due to liver glycogen as their bodies store massive quantities, but can be lean everywhere else. If the drugs we take allow for massive glycogen storage in our muscles, why not also in our livers. Just some food for thought.