Are You Bloated All the Time?

Do you feel like you have a balloon 🎈 trapped in your tummy? One of the most common symptoms I see in my practice is bloating! This is where the abdomen gets distended and uncomfortable after meals. 🫃 It may also be accompanied by gas, burping, abdominal pain, and inconsistent bowel habits. 😢

What are the top 10 ROOT causes of bloating?

1) Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). This is an extremely common condition and root cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Watch my video on YouTube to learn more:  SIBO

2) Candida or Small Intestine Fungal Overgrowth (SIFO)🍄. Check out my video on YouTube:  Candid and SIFO

3) Inadequate Pancreatic Enzymes. If you take Digestive Enzyme Pro before meals and notice the bloating goes away, this is the likely root cause.

Digestive Enzyme Pro

4) Lactose Intolerance. If you eliminate dairy products🧀🥛from your diet and the bloating resolves, this is the diagnosis.

5) Low Stomach Acid. If you take Betaine and Pepsin after meals and notice your bloating resolves, this is the root cause.

Betaine and Pepsin

6) Parasites🪱 It's good to get checked for parasites if you travel out of the country, go camping, or eat a lot of raw seafood (sushi🍣).

7) Slow Motility. If you are suffering from constipation, this can be a root cause of bloating. Essential Magnesium, taken at bedtime, can be adjusted to help regulate your bowels. Motility Activator🚀is great for doing a "clean sweep"🧹of your small intestines while you're sleeping.

Motility Activator

8) Leaky Gut🔥: Inflammation in the lining of our gut can be caused by foods🍕🍦, antibiotics💊, toxins, ibuprofen (NSAIDs), stress😣 or infections. To learn more:

Watch video on YouTube:  Leaky Gut

9) Dysbiosis: This is a bacterial imbalance in your microbiome, where a certain bacteria🦠is overgrown and out of balance.

10) Reaction to a Food. Are you allergic or sensitive to foods you are eating?🥜🥚🍞

~Rajsree Nambudripad, MD