How do I find out what is causing my belly to bloat?

[FitnessKeepItGoing]

GP? Will they fob me off like they normally do?
Gynaecologist?
Blood tests?
Food diary?

It’s so frustrating and tedious.

For me, it was Dorset Cereals. Huge change when I switched to sourdough toast instead.

Look up FODMAPs

There’s something in your diet that is fermenting in your stomach & releasing gas. It could be wheat (so switching to pre-fermented wheat, ie sourdough instead of regular bread) or it could be onions/garlic, apples/pears/peas, beans are a common culprit.

Are you vegetarian or vegan?

How bad is the bloating and how often does it happen? How about talking to a nutritionist?

I suspect wheat sensitivity. But I have been low carbing for nearly a week with no intake of wheat. I also suspect I may have endometriosis. I do eat meat.

Maybe it’s just mostly belly fat?

Please see a GP. It is unlikely, but bloating can be a symptom of ovarian cancer.

Get yourself to a nutritional therapist. They will get to the bottom of it quicker than a doctor.

From Cancer Research UK

@BigSigh2021

From Cancer Research UK

These are also all symptoms of GERD.

Do you have pain in your upper abdomen when bloated?

Almost2022 yes a little bloating on upper part but mostly lower - I look pregnant

@LadyCampanulaTottington

Get yourself to a nutritional therapist. They will get to the bottom of it quicker than a doctor.

This is not great advice. See a nutritional therapist by all means once other medical conditions have been ruled out, which hopefully they will be. But do not bypass seeing your GP in the first instance.

I just think my GP will say ‘lose weight, eat better’ or try the FOADMAP diet. I don’t think a GP would run any tests for some bloating alone?

Isn’t bloating normal and affects most people?

@BigSigh2021 I didn’t say not to get medical advice