Bloating

henriettevanittersum
henriettevanittersum Posts: 179 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I would like to ask you some of the things that can cause bloating. In the morning, I usually fit into size 8 pants, but have to roll up the rim. Then during the day, I have to unroll the rim and by 8 pm It feels tight.

What are your thoughts?

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  • GKoz004
    GKoz004 Posts: 87
    Generally, everyone gets food babies. You eat and drink and the food kind of chills out inside you until it's absorbed and released. There's not a whole lot you can do besides not eating haha.

    Bloating can be caused by a lot of different things, namely the big culprits are fibrous things like fruits and veggies, dairy, and carbs. Not saying you should subside only on fats and proteins, but maybe try to identify which foods cause bloating for you. Also, if you're eating a lot of artificial sugars, or drinking alcohol, those cause bloating too.

    You can try probiotics like Culturelle or Pearls, or just foods with natural bacteria like Greek yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut etc.
  • Bekahmardis
    Bekahmardis Posts: 602 Member
    It could be too much fiber, you're drinking more water, you could be celiac, you could be lactose intolerant, you may need gall bladder surgery. There are SO MANY reasons people bloat and feel bigger at the end of the day. Just take a look at what you're eating and elimate one thing for a week - see if it helps? I bloat really badly when I have more than 10 g of fiber in a day and I'm lactose intolerant, so that pretty much kills it for me, too.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    Sodium followed by it's friend water retention could be another issue.
  • dancingdeer
    dancingdeer Posts: 373 Member
    Things that make me bloat are dairy and too many nuts. And gluten. Perhaps you have a sensitivity to one of more of these? I also take a hydrochloric acid supplement to help to increase stomach acid, and probiotics.
  • henriettevanittersum
    henriettevanittersum Posts: 179 Member
    Thanks all, I appreciate the feed back! I can't do probiotics, for some reason they give me unbearable cramps, but am thinking of trying natural digestive enzymes. I do eat (Greek) yoghurt - I like mine plain with muesli/chia, no sugar added. I am also a big consumer of fruits and veggies and will not give that up - I'll live with the bloating in that case.

    I do like my wine, would hate to stop :-(

    I know it's not sodium, I do not eat processed stuff and add no salt to what I cook/make.

    I like the idea of cutting out a food for a while to see if it makes a difference.

    Thanks all!
  • maracuya23
    maracuya23 Posts: 122
    For me, personally, it was gluten (even the trace gluten contamination in regular oats). Bananas also seem to be a culprit for me for some reason.

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