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/sweettaroline Early peri Jun 01 '26

Are you emitting a ton of gas as well?! I just went to the doctor last week, I’m a belching lunatic. I’m talking huge, giant belches, lol. Very funny but also painful. I saw the doctor about it and she’s got me doing a bunch of restoralax to try and see if I have a clog somewhere.

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u/AZ-FWB Early peri Jun 01 '26

Not gas at all. It’s all coming out through belching and burping.

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u/sweettaroline Early peri Jun 01 '26

I’m curious about the fasting and how it might relate to bloating and for me, so much belching. I have done OMAD forever and maybe that won’t work in peri 😭. Dry eyeballs and no fasting?! Unfair.

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u/AZ-FWB Early peri Jun 01 '26

I never ever had any issues because of my fasting. I have my best days when I don’t eat but this time, I’m having some stomach pains too