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Bloating And Abdominal Tension

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I am just wondering if what's happening to me is a usual symptom...

One of the most annoying problem is that I often get so bloated that I have difficulties sitting in the car for too long an driving, or keeping certain positions where the abdomen is compressed (even tying the shoes!!)

Also vacuuming, which involves keeping the abdomen a little compressed causes me troubles after a while: I start feeling pains in the chest and abdominal discomfort :(

Sometimes, especially right after meals, I can't go out walking because I feel like I have a soccer ball in my belly. I was used to be moderately bloated, but in the last year I got worst and it only started feeling slightly better after I discovered I am gluten intolerant.

It's almost 4 months that I have excluded gluten and dairy from my diet and in the last 40 days I've also taken probiotics which helped quite a bit, but still the problem is not solved.

I know that feeling so bloated is common for celiacs / gluten intolerants, does this happen to you too?

If so, what do you do? Any advices?

Thanks in advance :)

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I, too, often get so bloated I have to unsnap my jeans because they would put to much pressure. I usually just try to go to the bathroom or drink a soda to help me burp. I don't know what else to do. Maybe someone else has some better advice.

tarnalberry Community Regular
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If you've been truely gluten-free for a while (at least a month), and you've noticed no difference, and if you've also got gas, I would consider cutting out dairy, as you may be lactose intolerant.

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I wonder if there's another food causing you issues? I'd eliminate all the usual suspects and see if that helps. Try going on a very basic meat, fruit and veggies diet for awhile then slowly add in foods. Keep a food journal and try to find the offenders.

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If you've been truely gluten-free for a while (at least a month), and you've noticed no difference, and if you've also got gas, I would consider cutting out dairy, as you may be lactose intolerant.

Yep, I've been on a gluten-free/df diet for almost 4 months and symptoms started getting better.

Unfortunately in those 4 months I also made a few mistakes, plus I intentionally had gluten for a few days to check what happened before I got my results from enterolab.

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