What is causing my tummy to bloat after meals???
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Gas, Bloating and/or flatulance:\n\nSwallowed Air\n\nSome people habitually swallow air, a practice referred to as aerophagia. They are usually unaware that they do this, and the cause is often anxiety-related.\n\nThe gas swallowed is composed mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. Most of the swallowed oxygen is absorbed by the mucous lining of the gut or is used up by colon bacteria. Very little appears in the flatus.\n\nIn contrast, nitrogen is poorly absorbed by the mucous lining and most of the swallowed nitrogen appears in the flatus.\n\nTreatment Strategies\n1.Self-awareness of aerophagia. Conscious breathing.\n2. Relaxation techniques to reduce anxiety.\n\n3. Avoid lying down after eating. Gas from the stomach passes into the intestines more readily in this position.\n\nPoorly Absorbed Carbohydrates\n\nHydrogen and carbon dioxide are produced by colon bacteria in the presence of poorly absorbed carbohydrates. If flatulence is accompanied by diarrhea and weight loss, it may indicate a malabsorption disorder such as lactose intolerance or pancreatic insufficiency, and should be evaluated by your primary health care provider.\n\nMore common is excess flatulence after eating large amounts of poorly absorbed carbohydrates such as beans or foods that you have a sensitivity to. Common carbohydrate sensitivities include milk, and wheat products.\n\nTreatment Strategies\n\n1. Chew food carefully. Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth. Any work your teeth don't do, your stomach will have to do later.\n\n2. Try an elimination and challenge diet, under the supervision of a health care practitioner. This is a diagnostic diet to help you find out which carbohydrates you may have a sensitivity to.\n\n3. Consult your primary care provider to rule out malabsorption disorder if you are also experiencing weight loss and diarrhea.\n\nGas and Flatulence After High-Fat Meals\n\nCarbon dioxide is produced in the small intestine when bicarbonate is released to neutralize stomach acid and fat during meals. Eating a high-fat meal can generate a large amount of carbon dioxide, some of which is released as gas.\n\nTreatment Strategies\n\n1. Eat 5 smaller meals instead of three large meals.\n\n2. Avoid high-fat meals. In general, fat intake should be about 30% of total dietary intake and should include plenty of monounsaturated and essential fats. Unhealthy saturated or hydrogenated fats should be limited.\n\n3. Consult your primary care provider to rule out the possibility of fat malabsorption. Signs of fat malabsorption include loose and light-colored stools.\n\nOdorous Flatulence and Gas\n\nGas that has a strong odor usually results from the metabolism of sulfur-containing proteins and amino acids in the intestines.\n\nTreatment Strategies\n\n1. Chew meat and other protein foods carefully. Avoid excessive protein in your diet.\n\n2. Taking activated charcoal tablets can help to remove the odor.\n\n3. Chronic malodorous gas may be a sign of difficulty digesting protein. Consult a naturopathic doctor or other qualified professional to evaluate your level of stomach acid, pancreatic enzymes, and colonic bacteria.\n\nEating Foods that Produce Gas\n\nCertain foods are inherently gas-producing. Gas-producing foods include beans, cabbage, onions, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, fluffy wheat products such as bread, apples, peaches, pears, prunes, corn, oats, potatoes, milk, ice cream, and soft cheese.\n\nFoods that produce minimal gas include rice, bananas, citrus, grapes, hard cheese, meat, eggs, peanut butter, non-carbonated beverages, and yogurt made with live bacteria. Medical Disease\n\nWhen someone has persisting bloating and flatulence, lab tests and x-rays are first conducted to exclude the presence of medical disease. Colorectal cancer often presents with the symptoms of abdomen discomfort and bloating. Celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease may have similar symptoms. It is important to remember that gas and bloating are vague
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You could be suffering from acid reflux disease. There are special anti-reflux antacids available which you could take. Even regular antacids like Tums taken after each meal could provide relief. Consult a doctor immediately.
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I have that same problem. Try to avoid caffeine or carbonated drinks or foods that would produce gas. If it helps, buy some over the counter medicine.
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Chewing gum and drinking during meals can create gas and bloating.
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What a great description!  I hope this isn't really happening to you, but if it is,  you're probably having a serious problem digesting something & that can lead to other health problems (like malabsorption.) Try eliminaing foods & then reintrucing them to see what's aggrivating you.  (see http://www.food-allergy.org/page2.html ) You can also try immodium a.d. or pepto-bismol. Go see your doctor if you keep having problems.  & wash your shirt & walls!  : )
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First, stop worrying. Remember that your guts or intestine is like "other emotional organ". If you are worried or stressed it would only make worse the situation.\n2. Check out what you eat, always pay attention to your personal tolerance, everyday can be different.\n3. Some vegetables may worse the bloating: cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, celery. Beans cause bloating. Some fruitsmay cause problems: watermelon, cantaloupe (because they are high in fructose.)\n4. Your food must be cooked with little or nothing of fat, and prefer vegetable oils such olive or canole.\n5. Avoid spicy foods.\n6. Avoid sodas, because of the gas. Also avoid drinking with straws you would swallow air.\n7. Avoid sweeteners high in fructose.\n8. Also some fruits high in insoluble fiber may cause bloating, check out for apple, pear. \n9. You can have a health diet. Just avoid those foods when you already feel bad.
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could you be on? women no matter how toned they are or how much work out they do always retain water and become bloated on the days leading upto their cycle, i do jujitsu and i get the same...mums been a fitness instructor, gym instructor, massuse, life guard and has run many marathons and she is exactly the same too...\n\nx\n\ndont get paranoid...\n\nif in doubt are you eating something you usually dont? it could be a food intolerance...like wheat...they usually make you a little bloated than usuall...\n\nhope it helps and good luck! i really feel for you and know how strenous it can be...dont get too stressed as this can also effect our training!!!\n\nx
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It must be something you are eating - do you eat alot of gassy vegtables like brocolli and cauliflower??? Try changing your diet a little bit and talk to your doctor about this -your stomache could be sensitive to a certain food - are you having heartburn or indegestion??? You could be having ulcers as well which may cause a person to become very gassy
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Sounds like you may have eaten some gas-causing foods.
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Please go to a doc and have a check up. This may be due to gastric too. bt no one can predict, wat the exact reason is. So i could suggest you to better have a check up.
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You may have a food intolerance! I was the same until I discovered that I am wheat intolerant. I have stopped feeling bloated, lost over a stone, lost my hayfever and dont get stomach cramps anymore. Try cutting wheat out for a week (bread, pasta, pastry, cakes, sauces based on flour etc) you will get very used to reading the labels on food!
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some fruits and vegtables can make you bloated such as cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts.. each person is different in their own body.
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I was like that this week, just build up by eating and you will be back to normal within a day or 2.  It worked for me.  It's probably because your stomach doesn't expand doesn't want food.  Just try eating :)
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my best fried has the same problem! infact she even posted a question on here about the same thing. She told me to tell you that it could your gall bladder. She takes tums everyday so u should do the same. Hope this helped.
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don't eat for 3 hours before you sleep and don't overeat when you eat, it makes you bloated. do ab exercises too
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Yes. You could be eating too much fiber, you could have a very slow digestive tract that allows waste to sit there for too long, you could be eating foods that make you build up gas (cabbage, beans, broccoli, etc.), or you could have a health condition. Talk to your doctor for a definite diagnosis. This certainly is not natural.
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1) Eat less salt\n2) Use a diuretic\n3) This may sound confusing but drink more water , as this would avoid putting the body on starvation mode and prevent water bloating