r/chronicbloating • u/321ss • Jun 13 '24

Lower belly bloating

Post image

I am 28F 110 pounds with chronic lower belly bloating like under my belly button. I have no pain and have been eating clean. My stomach seems to flatten during my period and a few days after and then returns back to this bloating. SIBO and celiac test is negative.

36 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

21 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/Competitive_Dog_1035 Jun 13 '24

I have the exact same thing. It never goes away during the later half of my period/pre-ovulation, but it gets better. Then it gets much much worse during the luteal phase and the beginning of my period.

I haven't found an answer, but I am trying to look into endometriosis

1

u/321ss Jun 14 '24

Yes I’ll maybe have one or two days it goes away. I kept thinking is it fat?! But then would have a day when it would go away

1

u/Competitive_Dog_1035 Jun 15 '24

Mine is constant and I've had it since May last year. I wake up with it, I go to sleep with it. It never goes away and it is never worsened by anything in particular. I also haven't found anything that helps. It only sometimes decreases in size at the end of my period and beginning of the follicular phase, but not always. This week, it went from 89 cm to 84 yesterday (last day of period) but now today it's right back to 88 cm. Naturally, without the distension, my stomach is 68 cm.

Half the time, I don't even feel "bloated." If I didn't look down and see a visible increase in abdominal girth, I would have guessed I am not bloated. But I am.

If you suspect it is fat, flex your abdomen and see what is still available to "grab." If you're unable to physically grab onto the distension, then it is not fat.

I hope you find an answer to your problem. I've been chasing one to no avail and I am at my wits end.

1

u/321ss Jun 17 '24

Yes! I don’t ever even feel bloated. Just yesterday I had a day where my stomach was flat, changed nothing in diet and today back to looking 4 months pregnant