What Causes Bloating during Menopause?
Bloating is pretty common starting in midlife and there are really quite a number of reasons that can be causing it.
Bloating causes you to feel extreme fullness, tightness, or swelling in your abdomen and other parts of your body. It may cause discomfort.
When it comes to hormones, bloating occurs because of lower Estrogen production. Estrogen has a job to do it the stomach and pancreas - just as it has jobs to do keeping your skin more elastic, hair smooth and shiny, bones strong, brain sharp, and heart vessels cleaner!
And THAT job is to send the signal to the stomach and pancreas to stimulate the production of digestive juices and digestive enzymes!
As Estrogen declines, there is actually less digestive enzymes secreted since there is a reduction in the signal to your stomach and pancreas to do so!
How can YOU reduce hormonal bloating?
Avoiding bloating can be achieved with a range of easy lifestyle changes, including:
Staying hydrated. While water retention leads to bloating, hydration keeps the gastrointestinal tract moving smoothly.
Exercising regularly. Working up a sweat helps relieve water retention and move food through the digestive system.
Avoiding trigger foods. Foods that cause gas retention include some beans, broccoli, and fatty, fried foods.
Avoiding carbonated beverages. Carbonated drinks can lead to excess gas in the stomach.
Not chewing gum. Chewing gum can cause a person to swallow air.
Quitting smoking. Smoking can cause a person to swallow air, leading to bloating.
Reducing salt intake. Eating too much salt can cause water retention and swelling. To reduce salt content, a person should avoid processed foods.
Eating probiotics. Yogurt, sauerkraut, kefir, and other probiotic foods can promote digestive health.
Eating smaller meals. Larger meals can be hard to digest, especially as the metabolism slows down during menopause.
Balancing Hormone Levels can REDUCE many of the symptoms related to menopause ...
It's just amazing how much our body depends on Youthful Hormone levels!
Well... Along with the success of extending our lives with Antibiotics, Sterilization and Sanitation, Successful Surgical Procedures and Devices... comes the need to examine the VITAL hormone support our bodies depend on!
Well... Along with the success of extending our lives with Antibiotics, Sterilization and Sanitation, Successful Surgical Procedures and Devices... comes the need to examine the VITAL hormone support our bodies depend on!
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