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Anonymous
Malnourishment includes lack of protein in the body besides many other important things like vitamins and minerals.The proteins provide osmotic pressure in the blood and helps retention of fluid,so when there is less proteins the osmotic pressure is decreased and the fluids are not retained within the capillaries and gets collected in the extra vascular spaces like the abdominal cavity which is called ascites,and appears as distension of the abdomen,also collection of flatus IE gas causes distension
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