The Real Reason You're Bloated After Eating
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Why am I bloated after eating? Bloating after eating is often linked to poor digestive health, not just the food you ate. Learn how to relieve stomach bloating and improve digestion naturally by addressing the root cause.
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0:00 Introduction: Why you feel bloated after eating
1:19 Digestive health and belly bloating
3:45 The gallbladder and the pancreas
5:27 SIBO and the gut microbiome
8:58 Stomach bloating location explained
10:52 Low stomach acid and belly bloating
16:26 Bloating remedies
Low stomach acid is a common problem and may be the reason you feel bloated after eating. Healthy stomach acid is essential for proper digestion and helps trigger the release of bile, which is critical for breaking down fats and absorbing nutrients.
Bile is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. When bile flow or gallbladder function is impaired, digestion can suffer and place additional stress on the pancreas.
The pancreas produces insulin as well as digestive enzymes needed to break down food properly. Poor digestion can contribute to stomach bloating, discomfort, and nutrient absorption issues.
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is another common cause of bloating after meals. Poor gut health and sluggish digestion can also lead to constipation and ongoing digestive problems.
Even the specific location of your stomach bloating may provide clues about the root cause of your digestive issues.
Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 61, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals and author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.
Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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| 0:00.0 | The real reason why you're bloated after eating and it has nothing to do with the food that you're eating. |
| 0:04.9 | But you ever wonder why some people at the table are eating the same thing and they're not getting bloated, but you are? |
| 0:10.1 | And why is it that sometimes when people eat healthy foods, they bloat more than junk foods? What's up with that? |
| 0:16.3 | Is it really the food or is it the machinery? I'm talking about your digestion. |
| 0:21.1 | Your ability to break down food at different levels. |
| 0:24.2 | From the acid in your stomach to the bile, which actually is made by your liver, and it |
| 0:29.2 | helps you break down fats. |
| 0:31.1 | And then you can help from your pancreas that makes enzymes for various things like |
| 0:36.1 | proteins and fats and carbohydrates. And and of course your stomach tends to |
| 0:40.1 | mix everything together and it empties it out into the small intestine where 90% of all your digestion |
| 0:46.6 | occurs but roughly after about 25 feet of this small intestine tubing you enter the large intestine |
| 0:53.7 | and this is where you have the majority of |
| 0:55.6 | your microbes that help to break down the things that you can't break down, like fiber, for example. |
| 1:00.9 | So today I want to talk about where bloating really comes from. And then I'm going to touch on |
| 1:05.2 | why people get certain types of pain in different places in their stomach. And what that means and what you can do about it. |
| 1:13.6 | Because the worst thing you could do is treat the wrong problem |
| 1:15.6 | and end up just patching it up and having it never be resolved. |
| 1:19.6 | So instead of just assuming your bloating is coming from food, |
| 1:22.6 | let's take a look at some of the other things, |
| 1:24.6 | including the first thing that happens right here in the stomach where you actually don't have enough stomach acid this is way more |
| 1:31.4 | common than you might think and a lot of times people will say that oh your |
| 1:34.8 | body should be alkaline really your entire body including your stomach that's not |
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