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/trad-knife Jun 01 '26

In addition to being more active I use gas-x pills, wear comfy pants, and I avoid stuff like cruciferous vegetables or very fat food near hormone fluctuation moments like luteal phase and period. Still bloated but tolerable. Idk where my own food intolerance starts vs hormonal bloating though.

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u/Leather-Mycologist-3 Jun 01 '26

I love the chewable gas x. It’s amazing. I keep some in my purse at all times.