Stomach bloating is one of the most common complaints that I have seen patients with. Patients will often say ” I am so bloated that I feel pregnant but I know I am not “. Some people don’t even realize that they are bloated because as far as they can remember, bloating is so normal for them. - gut health doctor

Bloating oftentimes is accompanied by tiredness, feeling rundown all the time. This makes them feel nauseous and also some people complain about gaining weight with this bloating. Bloating will typically happen after eating food, but for some they always feel bloated.

Oftentimes there are reasons for bloating that people are not aware of and simple things can be done to alleviate this bloating. 

Is Stomach Bloating Normal?

People often say bloating is normal, isn’t it? and I ask them these following question:

Does this bloated belly makes you feel uncomfortable 

Does this bloating come with pain

Does this abdominal bloating make you look different than before like a swollen stomach? 

Does this feeling of bloating come with excessive burping or feeling gassy all the time 

Does this bloating increase after eating food or liquids 
Does this bloating makes you nauseous 
Does this bloating gets better after you throw up 
Does this bloating makes you feel anxious 
Does this bloating comes with a feeling of tiredness and rundown
Does this bloating comes with a headache 

What causes Bloating

There are various reasons for the person to feel bloated. Bloating typically happens when you eat food or drink something that causes you to produce gas when digesting or because sometimes we swallow excessive air during this time. But there can be other reasons for being bloated. 

Carbonated beverages 
Food sensitivity and intolerances 
Improper digestion 
SIBO – small intestinal bacterial overgrowth 
Poor gut motility 

Constipation 

Carbonated beverages like sodas of any kind, sparkling water all can cause bloating. These beverages cause bloating in some people more than the others, but if you do suffer from bloating then stopping them would be a good idea. 

Food sensitivity and intolerances

Most people will have a sensitivity to one or more foods which will cause them to feel bloated. So doing an elimination diet to figure out which food might be the culprit is a good idea. A simple way of doing elimination diet is to eliminate foods that are not good for your system and see if bloating gets better and then reintroduce them back one at a time to figure out which food is the culprit. Most commonly people will eliminate gluten, dairy, eggs, soy, corn, sugar, peanuts, alcohol, carbonated beverages, alcohol, red meat. And then they do this elimination for 3-4 weeks and then slowly introduce them one at a time. 

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