female Betta with huge stomach

Question
I have had two Bettas for several months now at my office, in two separate bowls, each of which are about 1.75 or 2 gallons.  One is male, the other female.  The bowls originally were far enough apart that they could not see each other.  But then I moved the female's bowl next to the male's bowl.  Both were in perfect condition and no abnormal behavior.  A few weeks later, the female's body got quite large.  A coworker who had put her female next to her male, had an issue where she believes the female produced a lot of eggs inside her just by being next to the male.  Her female got so fat that she only floated at the surface of the bowl and hardly swam at all.  After about 3 months of this, the female began thrashing around on the bottom of the bowl, and died later that day.  When my coworker saw that my female's belly got huge shortly after moving her next to my male, she warned me that it would happen to my female, but unfortunately I didn't believe her.  She also believed that the thing that ultimately killed her female was constipation and a bladder infection.  But how can she be sure?  Anyway, when I saw that my female's belly got huge, I decided she must have eggs in her and I put her in the male's bowl, thinking if they could mate they could get rid of all those eggs.  Well, the male immediately began trying to wrap his tail around her body.  But she was aggressive with him and bit off most of his beautiful long veil tail.  She did, however, release a lot of tiny clear things that I believe were eggs.  But I took her out of the bowl before she could hurt my male further, so she still has a very large belly, though she was no overweight, so that's not it.  How can I help her to rid herself of the eggs?  She is still eating normally and swimming, except now she spends most of her time in her Betta log as though it's too much work to swim.

Answer
Rebecca,
Most egg laying females, if there is no male to spawn with with absorb the eggs. It is very common that the female will release some of her eggs when she sees the male. The breeding of Betta's is a very aggressive process. Unfortunately, a lot of fins and tails get damaged during breeding, so what she did to him is quite normal. I would suggest moving her so that neither on of them can see each other. Once she can no longer see him, her body will start to absorb the eggs. They do not get bladder infections, but they can get swim bladder disease. The swim bladder in the organ that allows the fish to stay buoyant and not swim on their sides or upside down. That might have been what happened to coworkers Betta. If swim bladder is not taken care of, the fish will not be able to swim and will float usually at the top. That is what happened to the other fish. I am sure it started with her having eggs, but the ultimate cause of death was most likely swim bladder disease. If your Betta's are in a bowl, they need to be removed and put into tanks. A 2.5 is ok, but a 5 gallon is better. They also need a heater set at 80 degrees at all times. They are, after all, tropical fish. I know they are in an office and as the weather starts to cool off, you will be using a heater to keep all of you warm. When you leave, chances are the heater will either be turned off or turned down. The constant fluctuation in temperature will cause the fish to stress and become ill. I breed these beautiful fish and every one of them are in their own 5 gallon tank with a heater. I would fast her for a few days, they can go 2 weeks without eating. Then on the third day, feed her a shelled cooked pea. DO NOT feed her the shell because she cannot digest it. Fast her again for a couple of days. The pea will help if she is starting to get constipated or if the swim bladder is not working right. Then once a week fast the both of them for 2 days. On the third day feed them the pea and then fast for 2 days again. This will help prevent swim bladder disease.