Bloating

[Emily-Louisee]

Is it normal to feel really bloated with Endo??

[Endos]

Yes really bloated hun, Its horrible, I have now gone Gluten free and it helps.

[Emily-Louisee in reply to Endos]

I get really bloated it’s so annoying 😭

[Endos in reply to Emily-Louisee]

gluten free definitely helps - try that

[tinkerbell971]

I’ve tried everything and nothing helps my bloat 😭 i would happily be in agonising pain every day than have the bloat

[Anotherdayinsunshine]

I gave up dairy and gluten and that really helped with the bloating

[hellybaybee]

Swelly belly! Yep it’s a thing! Sometimes everything seems to sit on top of my belly and I still just want to eat. I did give up gluten for a while and it helped a lot (still got a bit of swelling but I didn’t look pregnant at least)

[Emily-Louisee in reply to hellybaybee]

I’ll try that! Thank you, I just feel horrible all the time x

[hellybaybee in reply to Emily-Louisee]

No problem! Yeah I know it’s horrible, definitely worth a try though. In fact I did change my way of eating completely. I ate clean through the week and gave myself a day of having whatever I wanted at the weekend. It actually did resolve a lot of the painful, heavy period problems as well. If you can dedicate yourself to that, I would recommend it but certainly giving up gluten at least. Hope it helps x

[Staples7]

Yes absolutely! Whenever I would eat anything my stomach would distend so big and I’m very petite so I always looked pregnant. Since I had my lap surgery to excise it all my stomach has remained flat. My surgery was 8 months ago. Cutting out gluten and dairy has helped me tremendously!

[Emily-Louisee in reply to Staples7]

Yeah, maybe I’ll try it after my lap! I hate being bloated I’m a size 8 and I look like I’m 5 months pregnant!

[LittleG22]

I wonder if it is the medication not the disease. I wasn't bloated until I was diagnosed and pumped full of drugs.

Gluten free has really helped me. It took a month or so to take effect. Try one thing at a time to cut out so that you know what helps you.

[Emily-Louisee in reply to LittleG22]

Thank you!!