12th October 2006
I think most bloating other than trapped air during swollowing is caused by the friendly bacteria in your Gastro system being out of balance.
This can happen for many reasons from a medictions like a round of antibiotics & other drugs that upset the good flora to too much salty, sugary or spicy foods and even alcohol.
There are over 400 different strains of bacteria that live in your GI system and when some get out of balance it messes up your digestion so much that a big symptom is bloating.
Many of these bacteria thrive on sugary food as well as drinks and simple carbs.
Unfortunately there is no tests to determine the normal amount present in a person's system since many normally reside there.
So, a doctor should go by your symptoms but they mostly deal with drugs and this is not a drug problem until it gets really out of control and you get a bad yeast infection treated with alot of antibiotis like some people that have AIDS or serious infections related to Cancer. Then an anti-fungal drugs are used -- like Diflucan, Sporanox, Nyzoral, Nystatin, etc.
I think your best course is to re-balance the friendly bacteria with yogurt, Kefir and Probiotic supplements.
Some good ones that I use are Pearls for L. acidophilus, Culturelle, PB-8. I also eat Stonyfield Farm yogurt 3 time daily and drink 4 oz. of Kefir every other day or so.
There are many others probiotic supplements on the market but some are better than others.
Some cultures re-colonize your intestines and some help digestion and pass on through.
I wish you well~~~Harry
This can happen for many reasons from a medictions like a round of antibiotics & other drugs that upset the good flora to too much salty, sugary or spicy foods and even alcohol.
There are over 400 different strains of bacteria that live in your GI system and when some get out of balance it messes up your digestion so much that a big symptom is bloating.
Many of these bacteria thrive on sugary food as well as drinks and simple carbs.
Unfortunately there is no tests to determine the normal amount present in a person's system since many normally reside there.
So, a doctor should go by your symptoms but they mostly deal with drugs and this is not a drug problem until it gets really out of control and you get a bad yeast infection treated with alot of antibiotis like some people that have AIDS or serious infections related to Cancer. Then an anti-fungal drugs are used -- like Diflucan, Sporanox, Nyzoral, Nystatin, etc.
I think your best course is to re-balance the friendly bacteria with yogurt, Kefir and Probiotic supplements.
Some good ones that I use are Pearls for L. acidophilus, Culturelle, PB-8. I also eat Stonyfield Farm yogurt 3 time daily and drink 4 oz. of Kefir every other day or so.
There are many others probiotic supplements on the market but some are better than others.
Some cultures re-colonize your intestines and some help digestion and pass on through.
I wish you well~~~Harry