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It does sound like a partial blockage near where the stomach connects to the intestine. That’s the most common location for a partial blockage. (One of my buns had that. Vet treated with spasmolytics and iv fluids and pain meds. He had to stay over at the animal hospital).

With a partial blockage like that, the body will pull fluids into the stomach, making it fill up even if you dont feed. This is why syringe feeding even with only water is not recommended, it just stays in the stomach and adds to the distension. And even if you give water, the bun becomes dehydrated bc the fluids from the body are drawn into the stomach. IV fluids are needed to get the fluid balance right.

As LBJ says, some buns are prone to GI trouble. The reason why is rarely clear. Stress changes the pH in the gut, so that is a likely cause,

I have never used plug-in herbal remedies. The scent of herbs is generally thought to be calming for rabbits, but it doesnt take a lot of herbs. Maybe you could make a  potpourri bowl and place it where the buns cant reach it (they’d eat it), then you could go and stir the leaves now and then to release the scent. Rabbits pick up on mere molecules of scents.