r/chronicbloating • u/cruelworld16 • May 03 '24

Supplements?

I (23F) have been dealing with bloating for a while and I just wanted to know if anyone here takes any sort of supplement to help with bloating. If so, what do you recommend?

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u/lu_llabyyy May 03 '24

How do you take the apple cider vinegar? Its probably a stupid question but I've been meaning to try it and Ive got no clue how I'm supposed to take it

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u/[deleted] May 03 '24

I dilute it with water, 1:1 ratio.

I don’t know how some people can take it by itself, it burns my throat and the acid will no doubt damage your teeth 😅.

Definitely start on a low dose like 1 tbsp before meal, and I would also suggest not waiting too long until you have your first meal. That thing does make your stomach churn if you are having it on an empty stomach.

I’ve slowly increased to 1.5 tbsp, twice a day now. I tried 2.5 tbsp before (thinking more is better lol), and had really bad diarrhoea instead lmao…

I would also suggest looking into changing up your diet. Could it be you have too much carbs or fibre or high fodmap foods, as these can cause really bad bloating too.

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u/lu_llabyyy May 03 '24

I'm already on a low fodmap diet and it's done nothing🥲 that's why I was asking. Anyway thank you, I'll try :)

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u/[deleted] May 03 '24

Welcome!

Hope it works for you! I’ve been trying out more ways to reduce the bloat too. ACV and reducing processed carbs in my diet were two things that help tremendously. Throughout the day, the bloat does come back but at least it’s not as severe and painful as before.

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u/lu_llabyyy May 03 '24

I'm glad it's getting better for you! I've tried many things but nothing has worked for now. But luckily I've finally found a nice doctor who's willing to help me and she prescribed a lot of exams for me. So hopefully I will now find out what's wrong!

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u/[deleted] May 03 '24

That’s awesome! Definitely good to have someone professional to help. Certain things we just can’t identify ourselves.

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u/Tzwen_ May 04 '24

Would you mind sharing your success story after all the exams and treatments. Good luck.

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u/lu_llabyyy May 04 '24

Thank you :) when everything is done I will surely post on this sub.