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Please help - cheap bloat /IBS friendly wedding dress

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BloatyMcBloaty · 24/07/2024 22:01

Hi all, really struggling with bloating and uncomfortableness with IBS right now. I'm getting married in March and have already bought my wedding dress but it is not at all IBS friendly. I can't stand anything touching my stomach in a flare up and my dress has a plastic boned corset and it's quite tight fitting around the waist and has a tight fitting band for the underskirt which is horribly uncomfortable when I'm bloated, I don't know why I didn't think about this when I bought it. I really want a back up dress in the (quite likely) event of a flare up - stress leads to flare ups and I imagine I'll be a bit stressed with all the wedding planning by then.

Can anyone suggest any loose fitting, but nice wedding dresses that can be comfortable when you're bloated / having IBS cramps? Preferably less than £350. I'm looking for something a bit more casual than a traditional wedding dress but I'm not really sure what. Tbh I'm not really a dress person, I currently live in elastic waisted work trousers and then leggings at the weekend. I do want to wear a dress for my wedding but I really need something more comfortable!

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BloatyMcBloaty · 25/07/2024 08:46

Anyone able to help with this?

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ilovecherries · 25/07/2024 09:03

I’d have thought any empire line dress would work - fitted under the bust and then loose? I know you said not traditional but is it white you want?

GettingStuffed · 25/07/2024 09:10

This is being sold as a maternity wedding dress but it should work for bloat.
https://www.johnlewis.com/tiffany-rose-edith-floral-lace-kimono-sleeve-maternity-wedding-dress-ivory/p6172929

BloatyMcBloaty · 25/07/2024 13:15

GettingStuffed · 25/07/2024 09:10

This is being sold as a maternity wedding dress but it should work for bloat.
https://www.johnlewis.com/tiffany-rose-edith-floral-lace-kimono-sleeve-maternity-wedding-dress-ivory/p6172929

Thank you! That's lovely 😊 will maternity not look strange without a big bump? I wasn't sure if the front would then be longer than the back?

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BloatyMcBloaty · 25/07/2024 13:22

ilovecherries · 25/07/2024 09:03

I’d have thought any empire line dress would work - fitted under the bust and then loose? I know you said not traditional but is it white you want?

Ahh thank you! I had no idea it was called empire line. Ideally white / ivory.

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