I eat something...and my stomach BALLOONS!

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Honestly, I think it's probably a psychological issue.

I was thinking this as well.

I would suggest initially that you measure your abdomen upon waking up and after using the restroom. Go eat, and measure it again.

I would suggest initially that you measure your abdomen upon waking up and after using the restroom. Go eat, and measure it again.

I would suggest this too. Do your clothes suddenly feel really tight? Maybe you have an allergy to something.

Your stomach does expand when you put something in it. It's called being human.

No way its not imagined, Me too.. I feel like 300 pounds after I eat, Not something like a bar or a piece of fruit, but after a good 300-400 calorie meal, I feel like an orca, and My stomach proturdes!

same thing happens to me, i always look smallest in the morning. as the day goes on, my stomach just baloons...not sure why either

Your stomach does expand when you put something in it. It's called being human.

I agree with this, my does same thing and later on back to normal.

Mine was doing this and I found out I am lactose intolerant. Maybe try that!

My Mom has the same problem. Her stomach blows up like she is 9 months pregnant. They haven't been able to find the cause. I hope you figure out yours.

Honestly, I think it's probably a psychological issue.

Definilty not! some thinner people (maybe heavier ones too) just have that problem, I work with a lot of girls (dancer) And most of us are on the thin-average side and you can definilty tell if someone just ate a big meal when they are on stage. If I eat alot, I look pregnant, its strange... also I find your comment kinda rude

If it's not psychological, then I'd go with the food sensitivity comments and the suggestion to see a doctor. Not everyone tests positive for full-blown Celiac, but a sensitivity to a particular grain or grain protein, like wheat or gluten, can certainly cause bloating and distention, to the point of looking (and feeling) like your pregnant. Dairy's another one that can cause bloating.

Wheat does a great job hiding in foods if you don't know where to look for it. White flour, enriched flour, unspecified whole grain flour... Heck, it's even in soy sauce! If it IS a wheat sensitivity, whole wheat (which is often the first thing a lot of people often reach for, thinking that it's "healthier" if you do have a sensitivity) is the absolute worst.

So yeah, seeing a doctor (gastroenterologist perhaps) and possibly an elimination diet with serious label reading, might be the best route.

Honestly, I think it's probably a psychological issue.

I was thinking this as well.

I would suggest initially that you measure your abdomen upon waking up and after using the restroom. Go eat, and measure it again.

......was my first thought too, and what great advice!

If it's not psychological, then I'd go with the food sensitivity comments and the suggestion to see a doctor. Not everyone tests positive for full-blown Celiac, but a sensitivity to a particular grain or grain protein, like wheat or gluten, can certainly cause bloating and distention, to the point of looking (and feeling) like your pregnant. Dairy's another one that can cause bloating.

Wheat does a great job hiding in foods if you don't know where to look for it. White flour, enriched flour, unspecified whole grain flour... Heck, it's even in soy sauce! If it IS a wheat sensitivity, whole wheat (which is often the first thing a lot of people often reach for, thinking that it's "healthier" if you do have a sensitivity) is the absolute worst.

So yeah, seeing a doctor (gastroenterologist perhaps) and possibly an elimination diet with serious label reading, might be the best route.

good advice too!

hey!

I've lost30lbs so far (yay me!) and I wake up in the morning feeling nice and small and slim.
Then I eat something and look like a whale!! My stomach just balloons.

I've tried to change my foods! I've cut out bread and pasta and fizzy drinks. But I honestly dnt know what else i can do

Someone help me!! Xx

It's not psychological, it's actually quite common to feel bloated after eating a bunch of carbs. It doesn't mean you are getting fat. It's a long process to explain it, but if you do some google searching, Lyle McDonald explains why this happens.

She said she cut out carbs, and it still happens, so I don't see how saying it's carbs will help.

I thought she said she cut out bread and pasta.

I guess that must be the only carbs in the world. /shrug

I've struggled with the exact same problem for years - even chewing gum would make my stomach upset. I'd wake up slim and normal, then bloat up after 15 minutes. I went to my doctor and she really couldn't figure out what was going on. I got tested for gluten and lactose intolerance and came back negative for gluten and half-positive for lactose.

I was still having probelms, so she recommended trying a no-FODMAP diet - a diet designed to treat people that suffer from ibs. I tried it for a while last year and it was a HUGE adjustment. No gluten, no dairy products, no alcohol, no processed foods - and apparently onions are the worst thing you can eat, even down to seasonings with onion powder.

Fodmaps are a small group of carbohydrates that poorly absorbed in the small intestine. These carbohydrates are unlike others in that they are not absorbed in the mouth, stomach or large bowl. So when they reach the small bowl it feeds the bacteria residing there, which leads to symptoms such as bloating, abdominal cramping, diarrhea and/or constipation.
Here is a link to a site with more info: http://shepherdworks.com.au/disease-information/low-fodmap-diet
I wasn't able to keep this up. My doctor ended up just telling me that I just "react violently to food".

You should go to your doctor and get a food allergy test done first. If those are all negative, you just have to start cutting certain foods out and seeing how your body reacts. Over the last 30 days, I've maybe had 3 or 4 bad days instead of all 30 being horrible (when it comes to my stomach). All this is because of just testing out certain foods. I started out with a diet where I had no problems for over a week, then started adding in foods, one at a time, to figure out what my stomach can't tolerate. So far I've learned that I can't have sugar alcohols, onion (especially red onion), lentils and gum.

My diet now consists mainly of oats, chicken, tuna, salmon, spinach, iceberg, cucumber, tomato, banana, rice cakes, apples, sweet potatoes and protein powder, and I only drink water and tea. I'll occasionally add in cottage cheese and some protein granola bars. It sounds pretty boring, but it is so worth it to not deal with the stomach problems everyday - to just feel clean and refreshed. Plus I've lost 21lbs since I started - so something is going right.