OMG yes, thats me exactly!! No wonder the fennel hasn't been working too well, my bloating is all bloat and no gas. I didn't realise the fennel worked by getting rid of gas..... very interesting. Well no wonder I've found the peppermint seems to work better.
I did read an article about gastrointestinal (?? I think thats it??) response to food, and Heathers info describes this as well. Certain food triggers bloating as soon as you eat, however in my case any and every food triggers my bloating. Portion sizes are reaaallly important for me. If I eat more then a cup or so of food in one sitting my basketball belly returns. And if I eat too much food over one day I will gradually bloat as well.
I've been experimenting this week by really lowering portion sizes and eating less. It seems to be really helping. I think my problem is I get bloated, which makes me miserable, which makes me eat and eat and eat Food is an automatic response to depression for me so if I can beat the overeating (not that I pig out or anything but for anyone with IBS, eating too much is a killer) I think I can beat the bloat - fingers crossed!!! I also need to address the problems with getting drepressed, but who of us out there don't get depressed when we cart around a basketball belly all day and nothing can help get rid of it!!
Its so good to have people here for you. I'm determined to get better soon and really hope everyone else benefits from this chatroom as much as I do
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Food is an automatic response to depression for me so if I can beat the overeating (not that I pig out or anything but for anyone with IBS, eating too much is a killer) I think I can beat the bloat - fingers crossed!!! I also need to address the problems with getting drepressed, but who of us out there don't get depressed when we cart around a basketball belly all day and nothing can help get rid of it!!
