BLOATING affects so many of us on a regular basis.
Yet despite the internet being full of “cures”, it can be dead hard to treat.
And that’s because we tend to use bloating as an umbrella for lots of different kinds of belly discomfort.
“Bloating is a symptom of something else, not a medical condition unto itself,” CNN reportsTamara Duker Freuman, registered dietician and author of The Bloated Belly Whisperer as saying.
“People with unhappy bellies have digestive systems that misbehave along any number of these dimensions. Bloating can result from dysfunction at one or more of these steps in the digestive process.
“The trick is to figure out the underlying cause of your bloating so that effective dietary—and, when appropriate, medical—remedies can be applied. After all, every bloated belly can be bloated in its own way.”
So, here are a few myths about bloating to help us get a little nearer to working out why our bellies are so unhappy:
1. Bloating is just belly fat
Look at stock pictures of bloating and they often show people grabbing hold of their belly flab. But bloating doesn’t just happen to overweight people and it doesn’t just refer to a little extra tummy padding.
Belly fat is…belly fat.
Some people might say they’re bloated when they simply mean that they’ve put on weight.
We’ve all got abs, it’s just that some lurk under thicker layers of adipose tissue (belly fat).
Reduce that layer and you’ll reveal your glistening six-pack.
We know that emotions are manifested in our gut and abdomen, with many trainers these days believing that those of us who have a higher storage of fat in that area have it because we’re exposed to prolonged bouts of stress.
So your first port of call should be to get a good sleep, eat nourishing foods and try to minimise the amount of sugar you consume – be that in sweet or refined carb form.
Hormonal changes can cause us to put on fat around our middles but you can offset that by trying to keep physical and mental stress down and making sure that you’re
In other words, if you’re mistaking belly fat for bloating, there’s only one solution – losing weight.
You can out more on how to lose belly fat here.
2. All bloating is caused by the same thing
“The more bloated patients I questioned, the more I came to understand that bloating was not a single, uniform experience that could be fixed with a one-size-fits-all solution,” Tamara says.
“To some, bloating described a feeling of excessive fullness after eating—sometimes even after eating very little. To others, it described a distended belly that looked ‘pregnant’ after eating.
“Some people belched when bloated; others farted. When bloating was accompanied by gas from either end, it might be painful … or not. Some bloating was relieved after going to the bathroom, and some wasn’t. Some people woke up feeling bloated, while others found that their bloating built as the day progressed. Bloating meant so many different things.”
It feels different because it’s not all caused by the same thing, although anything you put into your digestive system could cause bloating – but that’s a symptom of something happening, not a condition in and of itself.
Bloating might be caused by excessive intestinal bacteria (candida), gastroparesis (where your stomach empties slowly), functional dyspepsia (the stomach wall can’t relax and accommodate food), or there’s too much gas due to constipation.
So finding the root cause is the key – and you need to go to a GP to find out what this is.
3. Salt is to blame
Bloating is often blamed on salt, so generally you’re advised to cut down on the number of salty foods you’re eating.
But salt doesn’t necessarily affect your belly.
Having too much of it does cause fluid retention and that can cause certain body parts to look puffy, but that tends to happen to your fingers and toes, rather than the tummy.
If you do have water retention, then that might be down to high blood pressure, kidney trouble or your lymphatic system being congested.
4. Certain foods can cure it
The easiest thing in the world can be to follow people on Instagram who claim that broccoli or detox teas helped cure their bloat.
But adding foods into the mix can simply make matters worse.
“Overall meal patterns and dietary patterns that address the specific cause of your bloating can help reduce the symptoms, but there’s nothing magic about, say, asparagus that will cure a truly bloated belly,” says Tamara.
“f you are full of gas and you eat asparagus or celery, you might assume the gas will go away, but this is not necessarily the case.”
Your best bet is keeping a food diary and making a note of how you feel at different parts of the day.
An easy way to do that is to download an app like Cara, which tracks what you eat to help you work out patterns between your food and your symptoms.
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And if that doesn’t work then you need to visit your GP.
Most of the time, bloating is down to hormones, stress, inflammation or poor digestion. And all of those can be easily fixed – especially if you consult an expert.
But don’t suffer in pain and don’t just stop seasoning your food.
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