Here Are 11 Reasons Why You Feel Bloated All the Time

Jan 01, 2019 by apost team

Do you ever feel like you're bloated all the time? You might not even eat or drink anything and still feel like you're stomach is full of air. There are a few reasons why you might feel like this, some that you can treat on your own and some that you might want to get checked out.

Excess air could be trapped in your digestive system. If you can't burp or eliminate this air in another way, then the air sits there and makes your stomach feel full. No matter what bloating feels like for you, it's often uncomfortable and can be painful at times.

Most of the time, the feeling that you have will go away within a few hours, but there are other times that it could linger for days at a time on and off. You can try moving around to release the air or drinking water to flush out your system. When your stomach feels bloated, it can sometimes look larger as well. As soon as the feeling goes away, you'll find that wearing clothes and sitting down feels a bit more comfortable.

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Sometimes, eating too fast will result in a stomach that feels like you swallowed a basketball. As you consume your food faster than you should, you introduce more air into your stomach at one time as well. This air settles in your stomach and makes you feel bloated. If you eat in only a few minutes, you usually don't chew your food all the way. The larger pieces of food can also make your stomach feel bloated. When these pieces digest, the bloated feeling will go away. Try to spend about 20 minutes eating a meal so that you take your time chewing.

Sandwiches are a simple meal to make, but they are packed with carbohydrates and sodium. One of the substances that can cause bloating is sodium. Try eating your sandwich without bread, using lettuce as the outside instead. Some vegetables are right for you to eat, but the excess water and vitamins in them can leave a full feeling behind in your stomach.

The fibre in raw vegetables, such as kale, doesn't break down as quickly as it does when it's cooked. You can either eat fewer vegetables, especially those that are green and leafy or make sure they are cooked all the way through before you eat them.

Although packaged foods are convenient to have on hand, they are usually filled with sodium that can cause you to feel bloated. If you try to cut back on foods that have high amounts of sodium in them or that are highly processed, then you can reduce the feeling of being bloated and perhaps lose a few pounds as well.

Drinking soda is a big culprit of making you feel like you have a large amount of air in your stomach. If you look at a glass of soda, you'll see that there are numerous air bubbles in there. These air bubbles are consumed every time you drink a glass, bottle, or can of soda. This is why you feel full after drinking and feel like you can't eat much, especially if you haven't started your meal before drinking your soda.

You've probably heard that beans are healthy for you, and they are healthy if you don't eat a lot of them at one time. The carbohydrates in beans are hard to digest, leaving behind a full feeling when you're done eating.

Chewing gum or sucking on pieces of candy introduces air into your digestive tract as well. If you blow bubbles with your gum, then you might experience bloating more often than if you were just chewing a piece for a short time.

We think it is a good idea to review the food items you are consuming throughout the day that are causing an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach. What do you think? Send this to all your friends and family so they can also take preventive measures against bloating!

Our content is created to the best of our knowledge, yet it is of general nature and cannot in any way substitute an individual consultation by your doctor. Your health is important to us!