This common cause of bloating has nothing to do with food

Abdomino-phrenic dyssynergia may be to blame for frequent bloating in many people. There are ways to manage it and multiple causes. I get bloated after most meals .

It’s so embarrassing – I’m always wearing elastic pants when I go out to eat. Why does this happen to some people? Most patients with bloating who come to see me in my gastroenterology clinic think it is because something from inside – such as increased gas – is pushing their bellies outward. This drives them to try changing their diets.



Sometimes that helps. Often it doesn’t. For many people, frequent bloating has little to do with gas or stool; it could be an abnormal muscle response, researchers in my field have come to understand.

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