I bloat after eating anything

meganchristiie
meganchristiie Posts: 3 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
I posted this a few times to other websites but all seem to not make sense to me.

Ok so whenever I eat and I mean absolutely anything every thing on a food triangle absolutely anything. Down to chicken, cheese, crisps, gluten free foods, dairy free foods, healthy snacks, all fruits and the list goes on. I tend to bloat after eating anything. Went to my doctors I got tests for ceolice and lactose intolerant and they came back fine, I asked to be tested for h.ply and sibo and other stuff but they rule it down to IBS. I've been on all sorts of diets, it's been going on for since I was about 16 now I'm 19. Right now I'm trying out the vegan lifestyle and it all still makes me bloat up. Even smoothies and juices make me bloat I'm at my tale end with this.

Do y'all have any solutions and yes I've tried all sorts of probiotics and digest enzymes nothing helps! Thanks
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  • meganchristiie
    meganchristiie Posts: 3 Member
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    meganchristiie Posts: 3 Member
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  • caroldavison332
    caroldavison332 Posts: 864 Member
    are you eating the chemical chit storms known as low fat, no fat, and gluten free "junk" that isn't food? Some of them such as sugar and fake sugar kill the healthy gut bacteria that helps you digest food and crave good foods. Antibiotics kill the healthy bacteria too. If so, stop consuming them, and eat those you know are good for you such as a variety of different colored vegetables. These feed the healthy bacteria in your gut. So does eating fermented foods like keifer, kimchi, sauerkraut and yogurt. After you've feed your healthy bacteria for a few days and not had bloat, then add one suspect food. See how it goes for a few days. If well, reincorporate it into your diet. Repeat.
  • Hamsibian
    Hamsibian Posts: 1,388 Member
    If you bloat, you might want to do an elimination diet like Whole30 to see what your triggers are. Also Pay attention to how you prepare foods. I.e. cooked vegetables vs raw, soaking beans before cooking them, etc.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I look bloated every single night, I call it my food baby, my belly is back down to normal by the next morning. It's pops out even worse when I've eaten loads of fibre.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,345 Member
    I have a good friend who is celiac and she bloats when she eats gluten. I'm not seeing bloat in your pictures.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    when you put food into your belly, it expands...that's not bloating...that's just normal expansion from putting something in your gut...
    meganchristiie wrote: »
    I posted this a few times to other websites but all seem to not make sense to me.

    Ok so whenever I eat and I mean absolutely anything every thing on a food triangle absolutely anything. Down to chicken, cheese, crisps, gluten free foods, dairy free foods, healthy snacks, all fruits and the list goes on. I tend to bloat after eating anything. Went to my doctors I got tests for ceolice and lactose intolerant and they came back fine, I asked to be tested for h.ply and sibo and other stuff but they rule it down to IBS. I've been on all sorts of diets, it's been going on for since I was about 16 now I'm 19. Right now I'm trying out the vegan lifestyle and it all still makes me bloat up. Even smoothies and juices make me bloat I'm at my tale end with this.

    Do y'all have any solutions and yes I've tried all sorts of probiotics and digest enzymes nothing helps! Thanks

    Ha! Whenever I eat, I know where my eaten food is located in my stomach. Yep it looks like food going down.
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    I am a celiac. When I was undiagnosed I bloated after most meals whether it has gluten or not. When I was younger and slimmer my bloating looked like yours. It was painful but not obvious. After having kids, bloating went to a whole new level. :#

    That lasted until I had been very strictly GF for many weeks, and I still had more bloating than normal a couple of months later. I actually had to give up dairy for over a year because it bothered me almost as much as gluten did.

    Now that I am GF, just raw veggies, a few cooked veggies like broccoli, and too much sugar makes me bloat.

    Did you have all celiac tests done? Those blood tests miss about 1in 4 celiacs so you need to have many tests done. The ones that should be done are
    • DGP IgA, DGP IgG (deaminated gliadin peptides IgA and IgG),
    • tTG IgA, tTG IgG (tissue transglutaminase IgA and IgG),
    • EMA IgA (endomysial antibodies),
    • total serum IgA (a control test)
    • AGA IgA, AGA IgG (anti-gliadin antibodies IgA and IgG) - get this done if the DGP tests are not available.

    Many doctors just do the tTG IgA. It isn't enough.

    And I know celiacs who were only positive in the biopsy. All negative tests. :(

    If it is nonceliac gluten sensitivity you should be able to tell after a 6 month GF trial. That's strictly GF. Not a crumb. Not even using a contaminated toaster. Most with NCGS start to feel better after 3-4 months but many need 6 months to really see it. Happily, stomach issues are usually ones that improve in the first few months.

    You may want to try dairy free too if you decide to try a GF trial.

    Good luck.
  • CoffeeNBooze
    CoffeeNBooze Posts: 966 Member
    Happens if I eat too fast. Try slowing down your eating. But honestly from your pics it just looks like you had a meal, not a big case of bloat.
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    Yep this ^ post ... if you eat fast or chew with your mouth open you swallow a lot of air ... which can cause your stomach to be full of air as well as food and that air takes time to be burped or farted out.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Try fiber free for a couple days. It's the opposites from regular nutrition advice but you have possible IBS. Time to try different things.
  • bclarke1990
    bclarke1990 Posts: 287 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    I dont see much if any bloating. wanna see bloat? I look 6 months pregnant when I bloat from the gastritis flare ups I have(am on meds to fix that).If I had a tummy like yours when I bloated I would not care lol. looks like your posture is off,maybe its the way you are standing, but bad posture or postural issues can make it look like your stomach is distended.

    Why are you making it a competition?

  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    bclarke1990 wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    I dont see much if any bloating. wanna see bloat? I look 6 months pregnant when I bloat from the gastritis flare ups I have(am on meds to fix that).If I had a tummy like yours when I bloated I would not care lol. looks like your posture is off,maybe its the way you are standing, but bad posture or postural issues can make it look like your stomach is distended.

    Why are you making it a competition?

    Im not,just saying what hers looks like to me and shared my experience. why are you trying to make an issue out of something when there is none? SMH
  • monateru
    monateru Posts: 6 Member
    That just your stomach expanding during digestion! I have IBS and my bloating is awful. Its a like i'm carrying a baby made out of half digested food and gas. If you really must get rid of your "bloating" just try eating smaller meals more frequently, that way there is less food in your stomach at a time. And make sure you are not restricting your calories!
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    Diem78 wrote: »
    I'm kind of confused as to why you posted photos. I don't SEE any noticeable, abnormal bloating in any of them. It does look like you're pushing your stomach out (your back is even arched.) If you FEEL so bloated that you feel crummy after eating, that is something you should tell your physician.

    From my observation, people who post these types of posts along with picture generally want attention.

    OP, congrats on your food baby. It's not bloat. It's food. Also, stop pushing out your belly.

    So much this.

    If one pours water into a balloon, it gets bigger. Logic. It's NORMAL. Now don't not eat to prevent it..
  • nickhinds88
    nickhinds88 Posts: 44 Member
    This is normal all that food and liquid have to go somewhere while there being digested.
  • Fat_Fighter87
    Fat_Fighter87 Posts: 61 Member
    meganchristiie wrote: »
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    You literally have nothing to worry about. I'm a UK size 10 and I suffer with bloat so badly I can't see my toes. Seriously I get stopped and asked when I am due because I literally look pregnant. I agree with what someone said, you may have some body issues

  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Many are commenting on bloat as if it is just a vanity issue. If that is truely the case then please ignore me. if not, bloating is painful and causes BM issues. It hurts and if it doesn't hurt, it just feels gross.

    I was bloated as a size 8/10. It hurt. I was bloated as a size 14. It hurt.

    Think of it like water retention. If your ankles are swollen, sure it looks bad but it isn't exactly an ideal health situation
  • A_Rene86
    A_Rene86 Posts: 141 Member
    My boyfriend is extremely lean, like you appear to be, and his stomach has the same minor distended appearance anytime he eats. On a larger person, the stomach expansion that occurs following a meal is not usually noticeable, but when your body fat percentage is very low, there's little to hide this expansion. I could be entirely wrong, but having witnessed this with my other half for many years, I suspect you're experiencing the same.
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    Bloat feels awful, regardless of what it looks like. I used to have worse/more uncomfortable bloating when I was thinner, too.

    If it's a medical issue, then keep working with your medical professional. On an anecdotal note, this is what helps me: a variety of fermented foods to maintain gut health. It's very possible that you have a gas producing bug in your GI system, and each time you eat they have, so to speak, a little party. Adding more healthy bacteria to your gut gives those gas producing bacteria something to compete with, and slows down their activity.


    I know you're vegan, but I personally eat yogurt everyday, and each time I go to the store I get a different brand so I can get a variety of different bacterial strains. Raw sauerkraut, kimchi, keffir, fermented lentils, etc - all great, and vegan. Even more important are prebiotics like lots of raw produce and whole grains. As far as commercial probiotics, the medical community is still unsure. The idea of probiotics is great and has promise, but no one has agreed with what probiotics should be in a supplement.

    Also, don't increase your fiber intake suddenly - add it very gradually, and increase your water intake with it. A sudden increase in soluble fiber without enough additional water can give you bad, very painful bloating.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    OP Hellllllllllooooo. Are you still there?? :smile:
  • Auroradomani
    Auroradomani Posts: 2 Member
    OP - if you have been diagnosed with IBS, have you actually tried a low FODMAP diet? Many sufferers of IBS have had success in minimizing their symptoms, including bloating, by eating a low FODMAP diet (where you eliminate all foods that are not low FODMAP, and then slowly reintroduce foods that are high FODMAP to see what your triggers are). If this isn't something you've already tried I'd talk to your GI doctor about it and give it a shot under the instruction of a registered dietitian. Many fruits, vegetables, and grains that you would eat on a vegan lifestyle are actually high FODMAP and could be irritating your gut.
    *please discuss this with your doctor of course*
  • comptonelizabeth
    comptonelizabeth Posts: 1,701 Member
    To me,you don't look bloated (I could post a pic of my pregnant looking belly but like someone else has said,it's not a competition) However,I get that feeling bloated is not the same as looking bloated and if you feel bloated ,that's unpleasant and uncomfortable.
    I agree with a couple of suggestions above about actually cutting down on fibre and going "low residue " Also sugar alcohols/artificial sweeteners do this to me (usually present in anything labelled "diet")
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