Bloating can be caused by a lot of things such as:
- Being intolerant to food such as lactose (which is mostly found in milk/ diary products)
- Having food allergies, celiac disease ( when you are intolerant to gluten) and irritable bowel disease.
- Swallowing air (by eating bubblegum, eating too fast)
- Excess wind from eating mostly legumes such as beans, onions, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables.
- Being on your period/ about to get your period
- Drinking carbonated drinks in access
- Eating a lot of artificial sweeteners
- Constipation
Reading this list I now know the guilty party being that I've been drinking a lot of coke zero lately.
Luckily enough bloating can be reversed and controlled by identifying what the main cause is.
Firstly rule out any allergies or diseases (celiac disease, irritable bowel disease and any food intolerants) by going to see a doctor...
- Replace drinking sodas with water
- Avoid eating bubblegum
- Get more active this helps in moving your bowel to move stool in the colon that might be the cause of constipation/ bloat.
- Eat slowly and smaller meals at a time
- Take a probiotic supplement/ eat yogurt. They contain good bacteria that helps with regulating the production of gas in the colon.
- Cut down on salt because excessive salt will have your body retaining water giving that bloated feeling and look.
- Cut back on the artificial sweeteners and processed foods
- Eat less beans, broccoli or gas forming foods
- Increase fiber in your diet by consuming fruits ( bananas and oranges) just to name a few and grains such as brown rice and oats.
Hope this helps you in finding the root of your bloating. Do let me know in the comments how you get rid of bloating and share some ideas that we may not know. Thank you for reading thus far.
xoxo
Selma
