Food and movement
How do I stop feeling bloated after every meal?
Start with pace and portion, which account for most everyday bloating — eating fast swallows air and overwhelms digestion. Then look at the usual suspects: large quantities of raw salad, rajma and chana, carbonated drinks, and dairy if you are among the many South Asian adults with reduced lactase. Persistent bloating with weight loss needs investigating.
Bloating that arrives after most meals and settles by morning is usually mechanical and dietary rather than a disease. It is also genuinely uncomfortable, and dismissing it as trivial is not helpful.
Worth trying first, in this order
- Slow the meal down — twenty minutes rather than eight, which sounds trivial and is not
- Smaller volume per sitting, spread across the day
- Cut carbonated drinks entirely for two weeks and see
- Test dairy deliberately: lactase levels fall in most South Asian adults after childhood, and curd is often tolerated where milk is not
- Soak and cook pulses properly; under-soaked rajma and chana are a common and fixable cause
When to stop experimenting
Blood in stool, unexplained weight loss, persistent vomiting or severe pain need gastroenterology assessment rather than dietary trial and error.
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People also ask
How much water should I actually drink in a day?
Roughly 30 ml per kilogram of body weight is a reasonable starting point — about 2.1 litres for a 70 kg adult — and more in a North Indian summer or if you are physically active. Thirst is a decent guide for most healthy people. Pale straw-coloured urine is a better one than any fixed number.
Is rice bad for weight loss?
No. Rice is not the reason people gain weight — total intake is. A cup of cooked rice is roughly 200 calories, similar to two rotis. What matters more is the portion, what it is eaten with, and whether the meal contains enough protein and vegetables to be satisfying. Cutting rice entirely rarely lasts.