Cure Bloating For Good

I'm about to tell you how to fix 90% of all bloating and digestive issues.

There’s a difference between feeling satiated after a meal and the uncomfortable pressure that comes with abdominal bloating that seems to be all too common. If you’re anything like our clients, you might feel some abdominal bloating or other GI issues on a regular basis after your meals. I’m going to tell you how to figure out what’s causing it and fix it once and for all. 

If you’re having some bloating or other digestive symptoms, the problem is what you're eating. Through a thorough elimination diet you can not only feel better quickly, but also make better decisions in the future about what foods are worth it to you.

Step 1 - Elimination

To solve your bloating, and other GI issues, first eliminate all the possibly problematic foods from your diet for a short period of time. Four weeks tends to be a good start.  The things you should avoid eating completely during this time are below. Start with the most problematic items at the top, and continue to eliminate items down the list until your symptoms have resolved.  

Wheat and grains (cereal, breads, beer, soy sauce, breakfast bars, etc)

Alcohol (wine, liquor, hard seltzers, etc)

Seed oils (Canola, palm, corn, soybean, cottonseed, grapeseed, and sunflower oi)

Dairy - except butter which tends to be well tolerated (milk, cream, cheese, yogurt) 

Sugar Alcohols (Sorbitol, Xylitol, Lactitol, Mannitol, Erythritol, Maltitol)

Processed and packaged foods with many ingredients

Sugar (table sugar, agave, honey, HFCS, cane syrup, etc)

Eggs (whole eggs, yolks, and egg whites)

Artificial sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, sugar alcohols)

Corn (tortillas, corn chips, tortilla chips)

Legumes (all types of beans)

This is an extensive list and will leave you eating primarily meat, vegetables, fruits, and fats from olive, coconut, and avocado sources as well as some nuts and seeds. While this may seem restrictive, it’s only for a short time and the results are very much worth the investment. 

During this phase you might consider weighing yourself on a daily basis. Most clients tend to lose a substantial amount of weight in the first week or two as the chronic inflammation from problematic foods subsides.  You should also notice better energy and improved sleep quality. 

Most importantly, your bloating and digestive issues will have disappeared. 

From a physiological perspective, there's nothing wrong with eating just meat, vegetables, fruit, and healthy fats into perpetuity.  You will do no physical harm to yourself restricting intake to these foods, and will likely see substantial improvements in all health markers by doing so.  

It’s worth noting there are differing approaches if you’ve had your gallbladder removed, have an active autoimmune condition, or are returning to eating meat after a long period of vegetarian or vegan eating.

Step 2 - Reintroduction and Assessment 

Next week we'll follow up with our reintroduction protocol where we'll teach how to test foods for tolerance, identify problem items, and how to use that information to make better decisions about what you eat in the future.

While nobody has ever achieved peak health on a diet of pizza and beer, we also believe nobody has ever achieved peak happiness on naught but chicken and broccoli. 

Stay tuned for how to find balance and "game the system" to indulge in the items that are worth it without sacrificing your health and fitness goals.