Women's Fitness

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

BLOATED BELLY

QI often suffer from a bloated belly in the evenings and go to bed feeling very uncomfortable. Should I have a food intolerance test?

A bloated belly that gets worse in the evening is typical of irritable bowel syndrome, and food intolerances frequently contribute to symptoms. I wouldn’t recommend IgG food intolerance tests, as they are not particularly accurate. Instead, I’d recommend investigating the FODMAPs diet, which eliminates bloat-causing fermentable carbohydrates in

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