Why is my stomach expanding when it am trying?

GiftedHealth
GiftedHealth Posts: 253 Member
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I could never understand when eliminate binging that my stomach gets fatter!

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  • espacioapkorg
    espacioapkorg Posts: 1 Member
    I was feeling the same issue few days ago.
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,029 Member
    Over which period of time? How regularly do you poop when you don't binge?
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,553 Member
    Are you replacing binge foods with fruit and veg? Any change in your diet can lead to bloating, especially if you're adding a lot of fiber. It will then settle down, but you need to give it time.
  • GiftedHealth
    GiftedHealth Posts: 253 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    Over which period of time? How regularly do you poop when you don't binge?
    It happens 100% of the time. I think maybe it’s stress from cortisol.
  • GiftedHealth
    GiftedHealth Posts: 253 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Are you replacing binge foods with fruit and veg? Any change in your diet can lead to bloating, especially if you're adding a lot of fiber. It will then settle down, but you need to give it time.
    I think when I don’t have the sugar and processed carbs I bloat because of stress.
  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,391 Member
    GiftedHealth wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Are you replacing binge foods with fruit and veg? Any change in your diet can lead to bloating, especially if you're adding a lot of fiber. It will then settle down, but you need to give it time.
    I think when I don’t have the sugar and processed carbs I bloat because of stress.

    If binging is how you cope with life, there's probably something to that. Cortisol can cause water retention. I'm not sure how quickly cortisol builds up and causes that reaction, though.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,553 Member
    I'm skeptical of the cortisol causing the bloat, to be honest. Cortisol affecting weight is a thing, but I have never, ever heard of it causing notable bloating. I think you need to consider some of the other potential answers, including those put forward above, rather than putting it down to that.
  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,836 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I'm skeptical of the cortisol causing the bloat, to be honest. Cortisol affecting weight is a thing, but I have never, ever heard of it causing notable bloating. I think you need to consider some of the other potential answers, including those put forward above, rather than putting it down to that.

    I've been on corticosteroids before, and let me tell you, yes, they can definitely cause noticeable bloating. However, the likelihood of someone naturally having that high of cortisol levels is probably extremely low. And if you do, you've got way bigger problems than bloating.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,553 Member
    sollyn23l2 wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I'm skeptical of the cortisol causing the bloat, to be honest. Cortisol affecting weight is a thing, but I have never, ever heard of it causing notable bloating. I think you need to consider some of the other potential answers, including those put forward above, rather than putting it down to that.

    I've been on corticosteroids before, and let me tell you, yes, they can definitely cause noticeable bloating. However, the likelihood of someone naturally having that high of cortisol levels is probably extremely low. And if you do, you've got way bigger problems than bloating.

    Oh, absolutely - I've been on them too, and if that was the case (OP was on them) I'd be saying that for sure! But you're absolutely correct in everything else you've said - enough cortisol being naturally produced to cause constant bloating (and from dietary change which, while stressful, is lower on the scale than, say, living through a natural disaster/warzone etc) required immediate medical attention.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,009 Member
    "Bloating" can have several meanings, and I'm not sure which one you mean. One of the possibilities is gassy bloating. When you aren't binging, have you added any foods you consider healthy, but haven't usually eaten? An allergy or sensitivity can cause bloating. Even an adaptation issue can do that for a short time.

    Stress/cortisol could be a factor, but how much bloating - pounds/kg or inches/cm are we talking about, how quickly?

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