We’ve all been there: your favourite jeans, which fitted perfectly yesterday, are suddenly stretching at the waist, and there’s a tell-tale rumble in the pit of your stomach. Your belly looks – and feels – ready to burst. Maybe it was something you ate, or something you did, but either way, your stomach is not happy. What’s going on?
‘Bloating is the uncomfortable sensation of fullness, pressure, or tightness in the abdomen that is often accompanied by visible swelling,’ explains leading nutritionist Rob Hobson from Bio-Kult. ‘It’s incredibly common and typically caused by excess gas in the digestive system, sluggish digestion, or water retention.’
‘It isn’t serious for most people but it can still feel really uncomfortable and interfere with daily life,’ says Hobson. ‘It can also vary from person…