Natural remedies for stomach bloating

Bloating can result from swallowed air, constipation, fizzy drinks, large meals, or a food that your body does not tolerate. It can occur with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Food Intolerance, Lactose Intolerance, or Coeliac Disease. Infection, including Giardiasis, and stomach conditions such as Helicobacter Pylori Infection can also cause digestive symptoms.

Notice whether fullness comes with pain, diarrhoea, constipation, vomiting, weight change, or blood in the stool. A symptom diary can connect meals and timing without removing many foods at once.

Eat slowly, chew thoroughly, choose smaller meals, and limit fizzy drinks and gum. Gentle walking after meals can support bowel movement. Treat constipation with fluids and fibre gradually; a sudden fibre increase can create more gas.

Do not permanently exclude gluten, dairy, or several food groups without advice, because this can cause nutritional gaps and complicate testing. Nutrition Counselling can help structure a safe elimination trial when appropriate.

Get urgent help for severe or sudden abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, a hard swollen abdomen, inability to pass stool or gas, black or bloody stool, or faintness. Arrange a review when bloating is frequent, worsening, wakes you, or comes with unexplained weight loss or anaemia.

Ask whether your pattern suggests constipation, IBS, intolerance, infection, or another condition, and which tests are suitable. Bring a record of meals, bowel movements, medicines, and associated symptoms.