Stomach bloating or abdominal distension is painful, distracting and embarrassing. Contrary to its name the bloating takes place in the small intestine rather than the stomach.
The most common causes of chronic stomach bloating are irregular digestive processes which produce gases at a much higher rate than normal. Chronic means you have been getting it for a long time - more than a few months. The kinds of things that cause this stomach bloating are food intolerance to things like Dairy, Fructose, Gluten and Yeast.
Facts about Stomach Bloating
Did you know that stomach bloating is a telltale sign of food intolerance? There are only four kinds of Food Intolerance (not to be confused with Food Allergy) and they are widely suffered:
To narrow the possibilities, look in the Symptoms Matrix (must register first).
If you are one of the 75% of people who are affected by food intolerance, it makes sense to investigate - doesn't it? Untreated food intolerance is the cause of many serious Health Risks later in life.
There is only one failsafe and accurate way to identify food intolerance and that's by doing an Elimination Diet.
How food intolerance causes stomach bloating
Digestion is a series of chemical reactions that break down food into components from which we derive energy and nutrients. The remaining material is waste and is delivered further down the intestinal tract for elimination.
Some of those waste products are odourless gases and under normal circumstances the amounts are managed easily by the elasticity of the intestinal canal. That is, the small volumes of methane, oxygen and nitrogen do not overly stretch the gut wall and pass along painlessly. Known as flatulence, we all experience this as a normal part of digestion.
But when different gases are produced - as with food intolerance - often at higher temperatures and pressures the result can be extremely painful, smelly and debilitating.
Known as stomach bloating, the large pockets of sulphur-bearing gases (hydrogen sulphides and/or mercaptans) stretch the gut wall past its comfortable elastic limit and we feel pain and a 'blowing up' or expansion in the abdomen. It may even become difficult to put on clothes like jeans or suit trousers.
If you routinely experience stomach bloating you probably have a food intolerance. Checking out the Symptoms Matrix (must register first) will narrow down the causes.
Millions suffer from stomach bloating
As you can see from the table above Food intolerance is not rare. Lots of people have it but don't realise. Stomach bloating is a signal from your body. Don't ignore the signal.
The best and quickest way to positively identify your food intolerance is with the Detection Diet. This excellent publication is only available through The Tuesday Club.
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More information
Symptoms Matrix (must register first)
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Author: Deborah Manners B.Sc.(Hons) Dip.Ed. is not a medical or healthcare professional. Ms Manners has multiple food intolerances and presents information from the point of view of the consumer.
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Date modified: 23 March 2008
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