re bloating stomach!!!!!!!!

my stomach is always bloated some times i look pregnant and im not. can any one suggest if there is any thing to take to helkp me with this situation. I hate it so much that it is making me really depresed, i wont let my partner see me with no clothes on as i hate my stomach so much.

would loove to know too, I bloat like crazy as well.

do you drink enough water?
it could be water retention.

if you are eating a lot of salads or greens, they can cause bloating.
or try eating smaller amounts more often?

If your stomach is always bloated I would firstly strongly advise you to see your Dr, as without wanting to alarm you - there are some abdo/gynae problems that present in this way that need attention.

All the best :-)

I bloat with too much sodium and it is not just my belly, its my face and my hands too.

Hi there,
My thoughts are to start monitoring your sodium levels... that seemed to help me a lot, and once I got that under 1000-1300 mgs / day, it really took the water retention down, which took some lbs off too. Now I notice immediately if I've had way too much sodium. Health Canada recommends a daily dosage of 13-1400mgs/day, and no more than 2300 at most. You can change your settings to monitor this easily.
Good luck.

I think I am going to have to get some probiotics....Heard really good benefits to this...If it helps the bloating then I am going today! Thanks for the help!

eliminate all starch from you diet and be bloat free in one day. Seriously.

Rice, wheat, corn, potatoes may be too much for the gut bacteria to handle. That turns sugary and creates a by product of gas in the colon and then bloat. All gut bacteria (good and bad!) feed off the sugars in all of the carbohydrates you eat. Fiber is broken down by the bacteria in your gut. Carbohydrates breakdown into sugar, and also feed the bacteria. Lower the fiber and eliminate all unnecessary carbohydrates.

Don't worry about sodium. If anything, don't eliminate sodium just add more potassium to your diet. If your hands are puffy and swollen that means you have water retention, something that is a symptom of too few electrolytes in the body. That has nothing to do with abdominal bloat.

if i don't eat often enough and in small enough portions, i get bloated. small meals spread out throughout the day has really helped that a lot.

from a drug-treating-the-symptom-not-the-problem side, i get mad indigestion when i eat some foods followed by laying down that cause me bloat. chewing a Pepcid Complete seems to take care of that for the most part.

I have IBS and certain foods really bloat me, pretty much instantly. Haven't nailed down all the culprits yet, but bread, pasta and junk foods are the worst culprits for me. Might we worth investigating if you have IBS or a food intolerance?

Cant see your diary but...

Evvvvverything bad makes me bloat like crazy lol... bread potatoes alcohol sweets even after dinner I'm bloated. Time of the month can play a big part, even drinking water will make you bloat. I heard drinking luke warm water does not make you bloat as much as cold water.

If I eat really clean food for a few days I find this subsides, detox teas, salads, lots of water, lean meat... I definitely notice the difference and even my partner does.

It could definitely be diet related, but some people (myself included) just have short torsos, and so there's nowhere for things to go but out. I recently had a tummy tuck (after having three huge babies), and my plastic surgeon told me that I might always have a little protrusion out of my abdomen just because of my height, slightly curved spine, and sunken in rib cage.

Maltitol is an artificial sweetener in a lot of protein/diet shakes and bars. That stuff kills me. I have horrible gastro problems when I have that.

I also have dropped bread, most other grains, dairy and wine and my bloating is not nearly as bad as it had been. It's been about three months and I had cheese the other night. I thought I was going to die. I was so miserable

I actually just went out and bought a diuretic to help me with my extremely bloated belly. For me it's totally salt. I have had two days of high soduim and I gained 7 lbs in two days just because of the sodium Definately not something you are supposed to take on a regular basis, it can be very dangerous but I take them for a few days when my bloat is really bad or I am PMSing..

I would suggest paying close attention to what makes you bloat most, then limiting that in your diet. Many people have problems with gluten, others with red meat, but it could be any number of things. You may have to play around with eliminating or limiting many foods before you find what your problem food(s) is.