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[please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304574 Objective Patients with irritable bowel syndrome and abdominal bloating exhibit abnormal responses of the abdominal wall to colonic gas loads. We hypothesised that in patients with postprandial bloating, ingestion of a meal triggers comparable abdominal wall dyssynergia. Our aim was to characterise abdominal accommodation to a meal in patients with postprandial bloating. Design A test meal (0.8 kcal/ml nutrients plus 27 g/ litre polyethylenglycol 4000) was administered at 50 ml/ min as long as tolerated in 10 patients with postprandial bloating (fulfilling Rome III criteria for postprandia