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Watermelon Stomach is the popular name for Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia (GAVE) â a condition in which the lining of the stomach bleeds, causing it to look like the characteristic stripes of a watermelon when viewed by Endoscopy. (It is not a large, bloated or fat stomach as some people think it is.) Watermelon Stomach can occur by itself, as a side effect of some medications, or in patients with Diffuse Systemic Scleroderma.