What helped me is an anti inflammatory tea. The ingredients are: ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp ginger, ½ tsp cinnamon and a pinch of black pepper to a glass hot water. I drink this 1-2 times a day.

What also helped me was changing my diet. It's important to eat a variety of foods to get different nutrients.

And dry fasting did my body wonders. I would fast the whole day and eat and drink between 5pm-9pm.

Isn’t bloating just constipation?

Try strict elimination diet first to see if anything you're eating/drinking specifically is causing it. If you're getting alot of gas, that's a pretty clear indicator that your gut isn't digesting properly and food is fermenting too long and/or an imbalance of bad gut bacteria producing too much gas. Need to get to the root cause.

You have a perfectly normal torso. If you ever study life drawing you’d soon start to notice torsos are bean shaped. see how your spine curves the same, that’s natural posture.

Cruciferous veggies will bloat you like brocoli Brussel sprouts and cauliflower. I find. But I'll wake up next day svelte. Because I ate healthy foods low cal and it keeps me regular...

Consider lowering your fiber intake, especially insoluble fiber. This causes bloating for me and others who are eating "healthy" (lots of fruits and veggies). If you suddenly upped your fiber intake, you may be able to gradually increase it after backing off, allowing your digestive system time to adjust.

I do best when I eat small amounts frequently throughout the day--eating a lot of almost anything will make me blow up.

So, the thing is, it’s going to be different for everyone. I definitely understand the impulse to get ideas from others (and it might make you consider something you’ve never considered before!) but ultimately it’s going to be trial and error for your body.

For example, my sister has a lot of digestive issues, including bloating. She tried all sorts of healthy eating programs to control it, but it just kept getting worse even as she kept eating healthier and healthier, with more and more restrictions. Eventually, though, she discovered that her body is happiest when she has cookies for breakfast, and if she tries to eat too ‘healthy’, things go awry! ����‍♀️

no grains (white rice as an exception) or dairy. low fodmap vegetables.

Take a look at the low FODMAP diet (though properly done, it should be looked at with a Registered Dietician). One (or more) FODMAPs could be the culprit, depending on severity.

I used to bloat like it was no one's business. It was seriously horrible. What made a difference for me was 1) fixing my posture (ATP; this process includes planks every day, stretching my hips, and consciously tucking my tailbone in at all times), 2) drinking apple cider vinegar diluted in water before breakfast and before my last meal, and 3) L-glutamine. But I think the posture was the most important; I seriously overlooked this because I thought, there's no way I get this huge stomach from my posture. It has to be digestion. But sure enough, it was 70% posture.

I also agree with u/purple_aubergine. I was experiencing my worst bloating when I was at my lowest weight and eating my lowest calories. I think that upping my calories slightly helped my body feel more at home, if that makes sense.

My husband suffered from those issues for years and tried everything including dietary changes. Eventually he saw a gastroenterologist and needed to have his gall bladder removed. He has been healthy since with no more bloating or heartburn.

Check out FODMAP diet.

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There are several different reasons people get heart burn and bloating. Reading up about the gut biome may be useful.

The best list I can think of is put together by this team studying Irritable Bowel Syndrome and looking at fodmaps. Their argument is that the very foods you need to build up a good gut biome, are actually setting off digestive problems. They recommend avoiding these foods for 6 weeks, and then gradually (preferably with professional guidance) introduce them in a way that can help you distinguish the particular culprits. Hope you find this helpful: https://www.monashfodmap.com/about-fodmap-and-ibs/high-and-low-fodmap-foods/

30 grams of fiber a day seems to be the answer to many issues.

You’re not alone. I have similar symptoms and haven’t had any luck either. I am currently working on balance my gut bacteria and then working with my naturopath to kill the bad guys & candida that showed up in my GI map. My advice is to listen to your body. If you can, test under the guidance of a naturopath who you trust, and hang in there! It’s a journey that has been constantly testing my patience and acceptance of my condition.

Work on your vagus nerve, many free videos on YouTube. Eat clean food without preservatives. Do beginners ta ichi, qi gong. I am taking glutathione, L glutamine Omega 3, good vitamin c, d3 with k2, and liquid magnesium. It worked wonders for me. Connect with a good holistic practitioner eho is not charging an arm and a leg. I hope you feel better

Histamine intolerance perhaps?

Yes. After years and years of dealing with this and trying to figure it out, i used A.I. to dial in a resolution and it has worked incredibly.

I learned my body was desperate for predictable, gentle fuel. I had always focused on an ultra-healthy Mediterranean diet with loads of colorful variety. Apparently, my body is too sensitive for that.

The solution has been a mix of fasting and a very plain gentle diet with slowly adding foods in. So to heal my stomach for weeks I ate only chicken, potato (or rice), and fully cooked zucchini and carrots. My fasting schedule meal times are 1030am, 2pm, and 5pm. With no eating other times and a solid fasting window. Slowly add foods and track bloating after a few weeks of giving your gut time to heal.

Welcome to the club of "fml, which 3 safe foods should I eat today?"

JK obviously, but it definitely feels like it sometimes.

Start reworking your entire dietary habits if you want to avoid the bloat. White rice, leafy green veggies, some other veggies and a few fruits, pretty much all meat (without seasonings, flavorings, various other additives -- herbs, some spices, s&p are safe) are 100% safe. A lot of fruit and veggies are only semi-safe (in small, measured amounts), this is honestly the trickiest part of the diet, figuring out the amounts you can have and what is ok to combine in a meal. Most pre-made snacks and meals are not safe at all or only in TINY amounts. The list of 100% safe foods is actually a bit longer but it will take studying on your part to get familiar with. Monash app is your best resource, as others have said.

Also, be careful not to "stack" the same FODMAP in a 3 hour period. eg, oreo (wheat), ripe banana, blueberries, and zucchini all contain some level of fructans and are only safe in small to moderate amounts. So if you're eating "safe" servings of multiple of these foods in a 3-4 hour period you're probably putting yourself over the limit, unless you're just nibbling a bite of each. Iirc you can only have 10 blueberries, or maybe 1/2 of a ripe banana (or less? I forget and my app isn't handy) to be safe, but not both at the same time.

A lot of people with IBS, iirc ~50%, have problems with oatmeal. Interestingly, this number correlates to the estimated percentage of IBS cases that are caused by SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), and there are compelling reasons why oats (and pretty much all grains) cause bloating for SIBO sufferers.

Also, join us at r/SIBO if you are interested in learning about a very common underlying cause of IBS and possible ways to manage or even completely cure it with medicine. Studies have confirmed that at least 50% of people with IBS test positive for SIBO, but the real number may possibly be higher as the testing and diagnosis for SIBO gets figured out through more studies. It's not an easy road, but honestly treating it early before it gets worse may improve your odds of curing it. There's no science behind this last claim that I'm aware of, purely intuition on my part. Whatever you do don't get food poisoning; cook your meat carefully, use a thermometer, and don't push those sell by / use by dates. This will unquestionably make your IBS worse, and if you don't have SIBO already you'll probably get it.

it could be the oreos! they have wheat and high fructose corn syrup. also not sure how ripe those bananas are, but if they’re past green ripeness, they can also cause issues. and blueberries, if eaten in excess, can be a problem too.

Eggs and carrots are safe, everything else on that list could be causing bloating, or stacking together to cause bloating.

Oreos - HFCS and wheat Banana - depending on ripeness Oatmeal - depends on whether it’s gluten free, steel-cut or rolled, and how much you’re eating. Almond milk - Amount and almonds by themselves in high quantities have fructans Blueberry - depends on ripeness and amount

Carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, strawberries should be ok, but everyone is different. Unseasoned chicken and salmon should be good too.

Get the Monash app or google for amounts that are safe.

I implore you get the MonashApp. It’s a game changer my friend.

Like the aforementioned responses say, bananas depending on the ripeness, chicken and salmon depending on the seasoning. Oreos if they’re not gluten free however I experience problems with gluten free ones too at times. You’ll start getting the hang of this with time, experience and reintroduction phase:)

You joke, but plain rice cakes are an easy go-to. You have to eliminate everything potentially problematic for six to eight weeks (longer if symptoms don't disappear) and then slowly start to reintroduce.

Obviously some things are more likely to cause bloat than others (e.g. blueberries and zucchini are more likely to leave you bloated than rice and chicken). BUT it’s soooo individual that the only way to figure it out is trial and error.

E.g. Oats of all varieties (including gluten free oats) are a killer for me even though they’re supposed to be totally FODMAP friendly

I know this is a long one, I hope this helps. Let me know if I have skipped something out. 💌

Thank you! 🙏

Awesome, this is a great post that sums it all up

Awesome post OP.

Thank you so much! May I request something similar for IBS and Gall Bladder issues, considering how commonplace they've become? It would help many of us. Thank you again :)

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I bloated one night after eating some breath mints.

Beeno! Pop a beeno with your meal full of healthy vegetables and you can eat anything. My GI just recommended this strategy with me last week. Now I can have broccoli without any problems.

I don't do well with iceberg. I don't have any issues with spinach, arugula, radicchio, etc.

Doing a fodmap elimination diet really helped me identify things that hurt and bloat me. Onions are number one! Also I have to really limit the amount of tomatoes I eat.

More carbs = more water retention

Bloating and water retention have nothing to do with fat loss. There is no need to try to reduce them.

If your weight is hovering around the same amount for a long period of time it's because you aren't eating at a deficit.

Just on the pizza if you make your own it's so much better and less effects, even if you buy the base some sauce and tooping Domino is full of crap!

For me it's fermented foods, dairy and when I consume aloy of carbs

Alcohol makes me get completely stuck

Cauliflower. It makes my stomach bloat and gives me an uncomfortable amount of gas. Broccoli does a little bit as well, but not nearly as bad as cauliflower.

It could be sibo. I had similar symptoms and Doc put me on antibiotics. It worked beautifully until I had a flare. Talk to your doctor. There is a sibo test but I was given the option to take antibiotics without a test and went for it.

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Have you been evaluated for SIBO? That can cause a lot of gas/bloating.