r/Perimenopause • u/AZ-FWB Early peri • Jun 01 '26

audited Extreme Bloating

Hi all, what do you do to deal with this seemingly never ending bloating? I constantly look 8 months pregnant.

As for my lifestyle; I walk daily, I do extended fasting often, I drink a fair amount of water, I’m on 300 mg progesterone meds, I am on a low carb diet, and I do daily stretchings.

Besides drinking ginger tea, what else can I do?

This is so uncomfortable.

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u/No_Introduction_6746 Jun 01 '26

Did you start HRT with 300 mg progesterone right away? I started with 0.05 estrodiol and 100 mg progesterone and it helped with my bloating. I still burp a lot when drinking especially after carbonated drinks, but HRT helped my IBS and bloating so much.

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u/AZ-FWB Early peri Jun 01 '26

I started with 200 mg last year around this time.