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ZOE Science & Nutrition

Gas & Bloating: the causes & how to stop it

ZOE Science & Nutrition

ZOE

Nutrition, Science, Health & Fitness, Education

4.65.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Most of us are familiar with the unpleasant feeling of being bloated. It can happen after eating specific foods or when you experience slower bowel movements. Sometimes, it can be a symptom of an underlying health condition.  To take a closer look at issues related to gas and bloating, we’ve invited a special guest this week: superstar gastroenterologist and Zoe’s US Medical Director Will Bulsiewicz. In today’s short episode of ZOE Science & Nutrition, Jonathan and Will ask: what are the main causes of gas bloating and how do we stop it? Follow ZOE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoe/   Download our FREE guide — Top 10 Tips to Live Healthier: https://zoe.com/freeguide Studies referenced in the episode: Burden of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in the United States: Results of a Nationally Representative Survey of Over 71,000 Americans + Am J Gastroenterol + here  Abdominal bloating is the most bothersome symptom in irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C): a large population-based Internet survey in Japan + Biopsychosoc Med. + here  Sensation of bloating and visible abdominal distension in patients with irritable bowel syndrome + Am J Gastroenterol + here    This podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Zoe Shorts, the Bite Size podcast where we discuss one topic around

0:05.9

science and nutrition.

0:06.9

I'm Jonathan Wolf and this week we have a new expert joining me.

0:11.5

Will Bolswitch is a board certified gastroenterologist, author of multiple New York Times best

0:16.5

selling books on gut health and Zoe's US medical director.

0:20.8

And before this podcast I actually looked up gastroenterologist to understand what it really

0:25.3

meant and the dictionary defines this as a medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and

0:30.3

treat disorders of the stomach and intestines.

0:33.6

And since today's subject is Gaston Bloutine, it seems like will you are the perfect

0:37.6

person for the job.

0:39.2

It's great to be here today.

0:43.1

I'm super excited to talk about this topic.

0:44.7

It's an important topic.

0:46.1

Issues related to gastroenterologist are incredibly common.

0:49.2

One in six of us will experience bloating but the symptoms that we do bloating are far

0:53.5

more complex than we often give them credit for.

0:56.7

Thanks Will and I have children so I know that this is often a subject of much entertainment

1:00.9

for my kids but it's also a very serious topic.

1:03.8

So this week we're going to try and find out what it is that's causing gastroenterologist.

1:07.5

I think there's some pretty great research that explains why we experience bloating and

1:11.9

we may even have some ideas about how to combat it.

1:14.7

Sounds good to me.

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