BloAting how to get rid of it

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Sol_Determine
Sol_Determine Posts: 8 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hello everyone I'm in the start of my journey of bodybuilding. I'm focusing now on losing weight. My coach says I need to lose 20/30% body fat. Has anyone ever experienced bloAting if so how did you deal with that. I'm a person that would eat one meal a day to now eating three soon as I dive deeper in will be having six. I'm thinking it's the fiber I'm taking in. Even though it's not a lot of it. Whenever I eat oatmeal it happens. But I could be totally wrong.

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  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
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    Is this fullness, or bloating to the point of believing you have a medical condition, if so consult a doctor.

    In the meantime don't eat the foods that bloat you?

    What does your coach say?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,395 MFP Moderator
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    cityruss wrote: »
    Is this fullness, or bloating to the point of believing you have a medical condition, if so consult a doctor.

    In the meantime don't eat the foods that bloat you?

    What does your coach say?

    I was leaning towards fullness too, especially considering the OP is not used to eating more than one meal a day.
  • Mary_Anastasia
    Mary_Anastasia Posts: 267 Member
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    When I bloat, I can gain 7-12lbs of water weight overnight, clothes are tight, jewelry doesn't fit, the bottoms of my feet feel like I'm walking on ketchup packets- it's awful! Drinking a LOT of water and stretching in the morning seems to help. It usually lasts about 4 days at a time, but if I need it gone asap I will take diurex, that helps immensely.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    Why do you need to eat more frequently? Changing your meal timings could be a cause if it's the only change you've made.
  • doughd2
    doughd2 Posts: 86 Member
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    Just personal experience here, but I've cut out oatmeal entirely because it caused such severe bloating for me. The discomfort it caused wasn't worth eating it anymore.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,395 MFP Moderator
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    trigden1991 wrote: »
    Why do you need to eat more frequently? Changing your meal timings could be a cause if it's the only change you've made.

    I suspect its from her ability to hit adequate calories with just one meal a day, especially if you are trying to hit certain nutritional goals.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
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    psuLemon wrote: »
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    Why do you need to eat more frequently? Changing your meal timings could be a cause if it's the only change you've made.

    I suspect its from her ability to hit adequate calories with just one meal a day, especially if you are trying to hit certain nutritional goals.

    I suspected the same, however wondered whether her "coach" was using the old "keep the metabolism firing" reasoning.
  • tonyachavez69
    tonyachavez69 Posts: 3 Member
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    Read the book- Fiber Menance, because it saved my life!!! I was always bloated I reduce my fiber intake. I don't eat a lot of beans, oatmeal for any wheat products. Plus cut your sugar intake and carb from the junk food. I don't any carb from bread or noodles. I just get my carbs from fruits and vegetables
  • tonyachavez69
    tonyachavez69 Posts: 3 Member
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    I lift weights 3 days a week & do cardio 3 days a week- & just make sure you drink a protein shake
  • LonsyBoy
    LonsyBoy Posts: 72 Member
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    People bloat eating different foods, high salt intake (water retention) or just bad bacteria in the guts (proteins)
  • dses1
    dses1 Posts: 5 Member
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    Make sure you are drinking lots of water to flush out the fiber. Also make sure you are eating as many grams of protein as your weigh. It may take a little while for your body to get used to the fiber but you should be getting 28 g fiber per day. Drink only water to quench your thirst. Should be about 6-8 16.9 fl oz water bottles per day

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