What causes bloating?

When you experience stomach bloating, you need to first know what is causing it. Remember, "Get to the reason to get the cure.” Bloating may be due to a number of things like over eating, gas in stomach, food allergies and food intolerance along with other digestive tract related conditions. Once you've identified the reason, focus should be on the solutions to get rid of bloating.

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What causes stomach bloating stomach?

There are lots of causes besides food that may cause bloating. All possible causes of bloating are listed here:

• Dietary causes:

1.     Oligosaccharide rich foods such as beans and lentils which contain indigestible sugars. They are usually broken down by gut bacteria.

2.      Fruits and vegetables: Brussel sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, prunes, apricots are some   of the fruits and vegetable that cause abdominal bloating.

3.   Consumption of dairy Products like milk, curd, and cheese is a major risk factor , especially in people suffering with lactose intolerant,

4.  Whole grains, even though are recommended for their health benefits can cause stomach bloating.

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): IBS usually affects large intestine and the common symptoms associated with IBS are bloating, abdominal cramps, stomach pain and diarrhea.

• Constipation: Constipation is an important cause for bloating. Constipation is having significantly less than 3 bowel motions weekly which may be painful or difficult because of hard and dry stool.

•  Lactose intolerance and gluten sensitivity: consuming foods rich in gluten or lactose may also lead to bloated stomach. Gluten rich foods such as barley, rye and wheat are to be avoided in gluten sensitivity.

• Inflammatory bowel diseases: Chron’s disease and ulcerative colitis

• Over-eating: Taking excessive amount of food in a single sitting could also cause bloating.

• Acid reflux and Gastric distension

• Aerophagia: Aerophagia gulping air into the stomach. It is normally is associated with nervous disorder, but could also be due to nicotine gum eating or fast drinking.

• Menstruation: Menstruating women are at greater risk of getting bloating compared to non-menstruating women

• Gynecological conditions: Dysmenorrhea and Poly cystic ovaries syndrome,

• Intestinal parasites

• Diverticulitis

• Stress: Stress is also regarded as an indirect cause for stomach bloating. If you are stressed, your body releases chemicals that could possibly produce an imbalance therefore cause the bloating to occur.

Risk factors for stomach bloating:

Though it may not seem obvious, there are a few foods and drinks we take every day that may make you unknowingly gulp air causing your stomach to bloat. These are listed below:

•  Chewing gum makes you gulp air when you chew,

•  Drinking fizzy drinks with a straw make you swallow small amounts of air,

• Rushing or gulping a carbonated drink such as coke can cause bloating

• Sucking a hard candy like a lollipop is also a risk factor for bloating

Also gulping puffs of air without the food could cause bloating(aerophagia or air eating)