The Bloated LION

Everyone gets bloated occasionally, but if it happens to you on a regular basis, you should take a look at your nutritional habits. Interestingly enough, in a blog where a man wanted to know why he was so bloated all of the time, someone actually replied that maybe he was on a high fiber diet and that being bloated was a good thing! We hope he gets another opinion! Excess fiber may cause bloating, but there are hosts of other reasons.

Reasons for Bloating:

Eating the Wrong Foods for your Hauser Lion Diet Type: We feel the key reason for bloating is that people are eating foods that do not maximize their bodies' energy productivity. (See Making Your Lion Diet More Energy Efficient). You know what it is like when you put the wrong type of gasoline in your car? You can hear all sorts of sounds coming out of the engine. The same holds true for your body! If you are a Lion who eats like a Monkey, that could be the problem! (Also read Lion Guidelines)

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Food allergies: Bloating is symptom we see often in patients who have food allergies. For that reason we commonly test our Diet Typing patients for food allergies. Common food allergies include dairy and eggs, or a host of other foods. By coming in to Caring Medical and getting a simple blood allergy test done, you can determine if this might be contributing to your problem. Avoiding these foods can alleviate bloating.

Leaky Gut Syndrome: In this case, inflammation of the lining of the gut appears to cause you to have a porous stomach lining. This means that substances can pass more freely between your gut and blood stream, often times due to excessive antibiotic use. Bloating, along with diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain may result. At Caring Medical, we can test you for leaky gut and get you on the right foods and dietary supplements that help alleviate it.

IBS: This syndrome can come about from an over active colon. It has many of the same symptoms as Leaky Gut. We feel, however, that IBS is just another name for someone who eats the wrong foods for their Diet Type or need some enzymes to help digest their foods.

Enzyme deficiencies: Enzymes digest your food and allow you to assimilate it. Unfortunately, many foods have been processed so the naturally occurring enzymes have been destroyed, making it harder for our bodies to digest the foods. A good enzyme supplement taken with each meal can eliminate bloating on the spot.

So forget buying the elastic pants or the ones with the adjustable waist bands! By simply finding out the cause of your problems instead of popping antacids and other over-the-counter medications, you can stop stressing over why your stomach seems to grow throughout the day for no apparent reason! Give us a call or make an appointment online!

Always remember If you eat great, chances are you'll feel great!