What is the difference between gut stasis and bloat in rabbits?

Bloat is an excess accumulation of gas in the digestive tract, which causes pain. Gut (Gastrointestinal) stasis just means food is not moving through the digestive tract as quickly as it should (or sometimes at all). Some rabbits with GI stasis develop bloat, but not all. I have never encountered bloat in a rabbit that did not also have GI stasis. Treatment for GI stasis (and associated bloat) varies widely depending on cause. Both issues are SYMPTOMS and not conditions. Here's a good article about GI stasis, possible causes, and treatment: a href="http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html" rel="nofollow"http://www.bio.miami.edu/hare/ileus.html/a There's a reference to bloat in the section on simethicone, although it's not referred to as bloat, it does discuss relief of gas pain, and the dissipation of frothy gas bubbles in the GI tract.