If you’ve ever felt the discomfort of bloating, you probably don’t need a definition. Here’s one anyway.
Bloating can be a feeling of fullness or pressure in your stomach, often associated with excess gas or constipation. Sometimes your stomach can even be visibly swollen, and often the feeling of being bloated is accompanied by pain or cramps too.
Not fun.
The good news is that if you’re suffering with unusual or regular bloating, you can do something about it. I help to investigate this issue in patients and get to the root cause.
Sometimes bloating can be caused by food sensitivity, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) or for women, issues with your period. Some common food triggers can be MSG and sucralose.
When you meet with me, I get a detailed description from you of when the bloating started, how often it occurs, and what it feels like.
I ask questions about your eating habits, and suggest foods to try eliminating as a test. We may do tests to see if other factors are at play. With follow-up appointments, we are often able to discover your triggers.
Don’t keep living with bloating – connect with me instead! Let’s work together to get you feeling better.