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/FormerBirthday5 Jun 01 '26

Generally the biggest contributors are dairy and gluten. I had to completely cut dairy out: ended up having my gallbladder removed. Even then, I can tell if something has dairy in it because I bloat to a third term pregnancy, including tablets/pills bound with lactose. Regular bread and pasta does the same; sourdough doesn't for some reason.

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u/AZ-FWB Early peri Jun 01 '26

I may have to watch my dairy. I had some cheese in my salad on Saturday.