Bloating

[lizabetic]

I've always known I bloat a lot after food... and these last fews day i've took note of what my waist and belly measure before and after eating and i'm not sure if its normal! My waist is normally 28inches and goes up to 33 and that was 2 1/2 hours after 1 breakfast of beans & scrambled eggs. I think thats quite some significant difference!

I feel uncomfortable after most dinners (biggest meal), I just had chicken tikka and they are for one person, i'm not particually big but I should be able to handle it! I only had a light salad for lunch. I'm coeliac but I do keep to a strict diet so it wouldn't be that, I don't eat special bread either because I know it bloats me and makes me gain weight in general. I've also, in last couple years, cut out milk/yoghurt because I seem to have lactose intolerance/sensitivities. I do eat a fair bit of cheese but I believe its processed different so not as bad.

Does anybody have any advice? I don't know if its too do with diabetes but I doubt it.

 

[margie]

Sorry Liz I don't have any practical advice except to keep a diary of what you have eaten and how much it affects you. You can then either use that to tailor your diet or take the information to your Dr and see if they can send you to see a dietician who may be able to pinpoint triggers.

It must be really frustrating for you and I hope someone can come up with something more useful.

 

[PhilT]

Hi Liz, I know that bloating is a symptom of coeliac disease and certain foods probably make it worse than others.

I have a similar problem as I suffer from colitis which causes severe bloating especially in the evening. Some times it is so bad I have to open the button on my trousers because it is so tight and uncomfortable.

Like you I have to stick to a fairly strict diet as I have intolerance to lots of different foods as a result of the colitis.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, it is just one of the unfortunate symptoms of coeliac disease.