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always bloated

Lanaleo15
Lanaleo15
Ugh so since my new diet I'm always bloated. Everyone tells me to keep it up and just drink more water, I drink like 100 oz a day if not more. I do eat like 5 pieces of fruit a day and one salad all raw veggies with chicken. I found out my mom is the same way when she eats raw fruits n veggies. So I think I'm going to cut it down which I have but still bloated and it hurts. Is there something I can do to give immediate relief? I hate taking meds so I would like more natural. I eat 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt everyday. Always get up from my desk at least once an hour to move around. Just over this. For example I had carrot sticks and hummus as a snack yesterday and just blew up. I never ate so much raw like this so I think that may be the problem but now I'm used to eating like this. Ugh loosing weight :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
For my husband, lemon juice helps him.

For eating raw vegetables -- What happens when you cook them? Do you still get bloated?
Community LeaderThePepperMan
ThePepperMan
Try experimenting with other veggies.

Could you be drinking too much water? There was a thread here a while back about how much water to drink, there was a link to a health article that tells us how to judge our water consumption based on the color of our urine.
Lanaleo15
Lanaleo15
My water intake is good for my weight I did research on that as well as my urine color. I have bad acid reflux so lemon is not going to work for me :( but all the fruits n veggies don't give me reflux so this is more of a lifestyle change. I have started cooking some of my veggies and throwing them in NY salad and it helps a bit. And I usually have cooked veggies for dinner. I think its the pears and apples cause I eat one each a day and I can't help they are my favorite! I drank prune juice and that helped and got flaxseed again. I didn't know if there was anything else I could try.
N79
N79
I take a pill called Pearls. It can be found at Walmart..its natural. I take it every morning and I can eat veggies all day. I eat a lot of salads and I have no issues..that and water. Prior to this pill I was always bloated and I have IBS. Its a life changer!!!

http://smallandsmart.pearlsprobiotics.com/
deleted_user
deleted_user
N79 - Thanks you for the info...I am gonig to try Pearls...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I cannot eat raw fruits and veg, unless bananas or strawberries. I will get terrible bloat or pains. So I cook everything in the microwave and then have no problems. Even with an apple I slice it up and put cinnamon on it and cook for a few minutes and taste like apple pie and no bloat or pain.
I guess we all have to adjust our eating habits to the way our system works.....
naturegirl65
naturegirl65
I get bloat too. I find when I take enzymes it helps. You Maybe lacking in certain enzymes that help with digestion.
I take parazyme.
I forgot about probiotics. I need to start taking those again.
Another thing that may help is how you combine your food. Maybe not eat fruit close to eating bread or starchy carbs. Eat fruit separately and leave a couple of hours.