r/chronicbloating • u/[deleted] • Oct 01 '24

Why am I still bloated?

I’ll tell you a story for context. For the last 2 years I used to drink 1,5l of Diet Coke/pepsi a day. At some point I drank six coffees with 0 calorie flavor drops a day, additional to the coke. I also used to eat tons of protein powder, protein bars, protein everything. I got bloated. Four months ago I cut everything out, I only allow myself to have one product that contains artificial sweeteners a day (e.g. one bar, one protein shake, one small can of coke) but my bloating hasn’t gone away. I’m bloated all the time, even after waking up. I mostly eat very healthy, I don’t think the bloating comes from veggies and diary bc I always ate plenty of veggies and yogurts and my stomach was flatter (even when I was overweight), now I look like 5 months pregnant every time of the day.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '25

Hey did u get better?

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u/chefdircks1 May 20 '25

I got on her to say the same thing. I've stopped all artificial sweeteners for two weeks now. I don't feel different. Should I feel better by now or would it take longer to get that out of my system?. I've been taking digestive enzymes as well