..like stomach-pooching-out, i-ate-too-much-but-really-didn't-it-just-feels-that-way, bloated. i usually feel this way at some point every day - annoying!!! Do any of you experience this and how do you treat it?

I used to feel like that pretty regularly, actually. I cleaned up my diet a lot, cut out a lot of the processed foods I was eating and have cut out Splenda and almost all other artificial sweeteners. Doesn't bother me as much anymore. I also eat a lot of yogurt, which I didn't do before.

My mom used to theorize that I had IBS because of the bloating, so maybe look into the treatments for that?

Good luck.

Another thing you might want to check is your tolerance for gluten (found in wheat products). It can cause a myriad of symptoms, from gut problems to less obvious ones. You can check it out on celiac.org.

You beat me to it.

I had the exact some problem. Vanished once I stopped eating processed wheat. I seem to tolerate wheat bran just fine, but that's probably because I eat less of it. It's a whole lot easier to eat 2 cups of refined-flour pasta than it is to eat 2 cups of wheat bran in muffin form.

Drink a cap or more of apple cider vinegar every day. Also lemons in water help with water retention.

I have to be careful of dairy and potatos.

If persists, make a MD appointment. There are certain disease processes that should be ruled out. Bloating can be a sign of ovarian issues as well.

You know what always bloated me out - Splenda! I noticed that, during periods of heavy Splenda use that my, um, plumbing got backed up. I used to drink gallons of diet coke, crystal light and diet green tea, and generally used Splenda in everything - even put it in plain water to sweeten it up. But I gave it up, and I haven't had the plumbing problem since.

Carbs also so excessive bloating. Is your diet high in Refined Carbs? As long as I am careful of them, I don't have a problem. Another culprit could be salt.