Bloating and Gas - is it the same?

Hi carina

Bloating is when you retain water so much so that you physically are heavier - feel heavier/look heavier. Gas is your bodies reactions to the foods you are eating.

I drink a lot of ginger root tea with camomile on it. Don't drink or eat anything hot or cold as your stomach will have to do a lot of work inside and this can cause gas

Try to eat small meals everyday and only drink liquid after eating. I'm not a doctor but these stuff helped me (everyone's different).

Hi,

Try by omitting milk and chilles from your diet,

taking small and frequent meals, and not lying down for atleat half an hour after meals, you may take curds and buttermilk if you like.

Hope you feel happy !!

I'm going to be no help whatsoever but I totally get the same feeling after earring really greasy foods, think I might have an intolorance or something!

Do you get it after eating certain foods?

How do you make it go away and do you get really gassy and burp a lot?

If you try a little exercise the gas will find its way through your digestive system and out.  It sounds like that may be how you might solve this by exercising and watching what you eat.

richard

Hi Carina, first I want to say that EVERYONE can grab more of their body fat when sitting down, this is just the nature of our bodies. Bloating is when your stomach tissue is inflammed, which doesn't necessarily hurt but can make it harder to fit into the pair of jeans that normally fit. Gas is actual trapped gas/air within your digestive tract. They can both make you feel fatter but I generally find they make me more uncomfortable overall. Bloating and inflammation can be tougher to understand in regards to a source (some foods are inflammatory like coffee, alcohol, tomatoes, eggplant, dairy) but gas is typicallly due to your body having difficulty processing the foods you're eating. That could be related to highly processed foods (products in a box on the grocery shelf), fried foods or a food allergy/reaction to the foods you're eating. We tend to eat the same types of foods over and over again, then don't take care of ourselves (by drinking plenty of water, getting some exercise and proper sleep each night). I say you get your digestive system working properly, lots of organic (if you can) fruits and vegetables, with lean meats and good quality carbohydrates (avoid white bread and pasta, choose whole wheat options and sprouted breads are best), and get moving, even if it's only a 15 minute walk around the block each day. Aside from that, look for some herbal support, safe and effective and won't result in dependancy. I use Triphala Plus made by Sewanti, stuff works like magic to get things moving regularly. Also, drink a glass of filtered water (at room temperature) with a 1/2 lemon squeezed into it each morning, as soon as you get out of bed. Get enough sleep each night is another secret. I plan for 8.5 hours each night and that usually allows me to actually get 7.5-8 each night. Let me know if you want more detail, I can give some additional suggestions if you'd like. Cheers!