How to Get Rid of BLOATING | Does the VEGAN Diet Cause Bloating???


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Hi everyone, welcome to Abbey’s Kitchen! Today I will be chatting about a topic that I have been seeing A LOT of on my social media feeds – bloating. To make …

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  1. GB
    GB says:

    the carnivore guys aren't reporting any bloating or constipation issues (apart from the transition first couple of weeks sometimes). this is related to the toxins and chemicals in plants. need to do elimination diet I guess.

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  2. Maribeny Falcon
    Maribeny Falcon says:

    Hello Abbey! Thankd for your nice informative videos 😄 I was wondering if you have ever covered the topic of weight gain in recovery of an eating disorder and how to cope with it ? And if not if may be you could tackle it someday? I am sure many of us will appreciate that! Thanks again!

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  3. Melora Beecroft
    Melora Beecroft says:

    Eat smaller amounts at a time? I’ve noticed this trend to volume eat, and that just doesn’t work for me…
    In Japan children are instructed to be silent during eating, and to eat mindfully. That could be the key.

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  4. Yena Hair
    Yena Hair says:

    Had bloating issues for years and a mostly plant-based diet has changed that…. it took a few months for my gut to adapt but now I am much more satiated without the food-baby after meals. I eat a ton of carbs and have lost weight too.

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  5. Olga Stanford
    Olga Stanford says:

    Wow! I've just learned something! So, I have been VERY skeptical of registered dieticians for a long time. (And you are like a breath of fresh air, btw.) Reason? I've had IBS since my late teens. My mom dragged me to every doctor under the sun until I basically told her that the only way she's getting me into another doctor's office is if she knocks me out and carries me there. And one of the reasons I didn't want to go or to even attempt treatment was because doctor after doctor and dietician after dietician has told me (1) that FODMAPS foods would be off my menu FOREVER, (2) that I should stop eating gluten FOREVER even though multiple tests including a biopsy showed that I have no gluten sensitivity, and (3) that I should cut out dairy FOREVER even though I am not and have never been lactose intolerant. My 19-year-old self took a look at this list and was like "so, y'all want me to flirt with malnutrition till the day I die? I'm out!" It took me years to get my symptoms under control. One of the biggest culprits were xantham gum, guara gum, and their ilk (ya' know, the stuff that gluten free pastas are full of). I look like I'm in late stages of pregnancy every time I eat them. So, I read my labels, because that kind of bloat and that kind of pain… it's worth my time and effort to avoid that. Another culprit was my water intake. I now double my water when I increase my fiber intake: i.e. if last week I had sandwiches for lunch and this week it's Buddha bowls, better refill my water bottle 2 more times. And finally I had to accept some things as reality: (1) periods, even the fake ones on birth control will constupate me worse than a bag of chips with an ice cream chaser, (2) runners diarrhea will happen, and (3) it's okay that my tummy does not stay sunken in throughout the day–that's just life and I'm better off doing abs workouts to tighten my core than cutting out asparagus. 🤷‍♀️

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  6. Diana Fazel
    Diana Fazel says:

    Actually, a plant-based diet has given me relief. Also, please stop using the word "vegan" when you mean a diet and not the moral stance. Thanks. You are just making profit off of something meant to limit harm in this world.

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  7. Whitney Rhea
    Whitney Rhea says:

    My bloating/extra weight was healed with a plant based diet, so I don’t quite understand how people say it causes bloating unless you’re eating a super high-fiber starvation diet.

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  8. Heather
    Heather says:

    I love a vegan diet (mainly allergy related so of course I lost bloating) I lost a clothes size just from loosing the bloat which was so painful but I thought it was normal as a child and teen.
    I really love that a vegan diet it's not just meat and two veg it's so exciting to explore food in a new way!

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  9. Cassieosaurus _
    Cassieosaurus _ says:

    Hi Abbey! I know a lot of people are trying to have a few weeks worth of extra food at home in case they aren't feeling well. Are there some healthy recipes that you can recommend that use pantry items instead of perishables in case we have to stay home a while?

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  10. rtype1309
    rtype1309 says:

    Stopped BLOATING for good 3yrs now.
    all stopped when I went lowcarb high fat, and bordering on carnivore.
    amazing results—actually sort of shocking to me cause I didn't expect that.
    and now 3yrs in ….haven't had bloating for 3years

    BUT according to Abbey, this is wrong….and that I will die of colon cancer…
    when actually, she doesn't know how to read studies properly. Not distinguishing between epidemiological studies vs rct meta analysis, nor does she know how to look at studies methodology

    Also,
    seems like fibre (which I was concerned about originally as well—when I transitioned to the low carb/ high fat), isn't all that necessary, very very strange. cause seriously, no constipation…

    very very strange.
    Abbey – please explain these references showing fibre is NOT needed in the human diet

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435786/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15654804

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/488767

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29102613

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24336217

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  11. Rhiannon's birds
    Rhiannon's birds says:

    Could you do more on the brain-gut connection, please? I experience diarrhoea, gas, and sometimes pain from migraine attacks. I've read about how the gut slows down during an attack, leading to excess fermentation.

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  12. shanell3569
    shanell3569 says:

    My family of 4 all have stomach issues. We tried eveything and nothing was working. I tried the so called buddha bowls as our main meal and after a week, all stomach issues for all family members went away. Bloating gone, no more constipation and so on. I just don't know what to say or think. Everyone feels so much better because of this. Our buddha bowls are all vegetarian with chicken once a week. Our bowls are always a grain (Quinoa, Millet, Rice) with lots of veggies (Raw or roasted), a pulse (chickpea, Black beans, white beans) usually topped with an avocado and nuts and some kind of sauce or dressing. Is it safe to eat like this 7 days a week?

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  13. Mr.BlueBeast
    Mr.BlueBeast says:

    Hey, Abbie! I hope you and the baby are doing great! It's been a little while since you told us about that interview you did to Stephanie Buttermore and I was wondering if you were going to post it??? Or was it scrapped?? I'm really, really curious about your opinion on her "all in" journey. I have a lot of questions myself, but Stephanie has no clear answers when it comes to them.

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  14. CheerUp2
    CheerUp2 says:

    If I know I have something important or a day I want to look good, I worry im gonna bloat. I try to ignore it and not think about getting bloated……and then it ends up making me bloated. Has anyone else also experienced bloating along with stress or thinking about bloating causes the bloating?

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  15. Mita1
    Mita1 says:

    Anecdotal, but I had sibo for about 2 years. In late 2018 I made the connection that after eating vegetables – I would eat several cups of sauteed zucchini, chard in soup, carrots, and salad greens every dinner – made me feel horrible. removed all vegetables, and within three days by boating was 80% reduced. But I upped my fruit, cherries, apples, grapes. I felt horrible again, then I read about fructose malasorption and the fructose-to-glucose ratio and about fodmaps and fructans, and I cut out all fruit too. I have been no fruit, no vegetables for over a year and I never thought I would be able to eat and not feel sick and bloated but I can 🙂 I still react if I eat anything with even dried celery in it.

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  16. Celeste Wilcott
    Celeste Wilcott says:

    As someone who’s been vegan for about 15 years, I recommend doing micro amounts of foods like beans and legumes at first then gradually adding more, the suggestion Abbey made about making a few changes at time is also great. I find how you are or aren’t affected by switching to a vegan or plant based diet may also depend on what your diet was like before the switch, were you coming from a very processed diet or a higher fibre more diverse diet, each will take a different amount of time to adapt and adjust.

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  17. Ashley Pitcher
    Ashley Pitcher says:

    Hi Abby. I recently discovered your channel and the information you have provided has been highly beneficial to me. I struggled with an ED for many years of my life. I have been in recovery for about for a few years. My triggers are still very much present. Although I don't act on them. I have really been struggling due to the fact I am so easily triggered. I purged my IG completely and go on FB occasionally only to retrieve specific messages As Im sure you know of the health risks that come along with having an ED. Especially at a young age. I developed pre existing medical complications I may not have had otherwise such as increased anxiety and depression, epilepsy, osteoporosis, major digestive issues. During that time I also suffered two cardiac arrest and countless emergency situations due to the deficiencies in my diet. At one point I had to be in a wheelchair being at such high risk for heart failure and too weak to stand. I had to get picked up to get into my wheelchair The physical complications have improved significantly and are continuing to improve after a long battle with weight restoration as a result of refeeding syndrome. I have been tapering off of my medication for just over a year. I'm now just trying to adapt to living again. Anyways, that's just a small portion of my story. I really do plan to share it when the time is appropriate in my recovery journey. I want to inform people of what an ED really looks like from my experience. I want to show the real version rather than this glamourized notion of narcism people associate with eating disorders. That in which can often be more harmful and triggering. I am sending this message to thank you for what you do. There is also another reason. I need to speak up about something to someone on YouTube that has fronts ethics. There is a girl with a platform of about 2.5 million subs. She has been on YouTube for several years. She is known for her Try on hauls and intentionally exposing as much of her skeletal ever deteriorating body. She was practically in the state I was in when I was in a hospital with IVs and doctors, etc. She Denied ED claims for years. I believe she is 26 or 27. She still lives with her parents and they were taking no action. Her mom was actually filming her or in her videos many times. It came to friends having to go to the extent of tricking her and getting her into an intervention setting. She then was taken against her will. Now a year later she is in the same place, now with no friends making videos in her pink bedroom playing dress up and talking in the pitch of an eight year old about Disney and Pokemon. This concerns me. When she had returned to YouTube he wore clothes that were a little bit baggier than usual. I could tell she was still extremely thin, but her faced looked a lot healthier. Her comments were full of encouragement and positivity. Telling someone in that state of recovery that they look healthy in their mind the person saying they are fatter. It was wayyyy too soon to her returning to YouTube. Even though it is clear she is regressing people are sending her comments saying how she strong she is and telling her she is doing so well. She did an collab with Katie Morton which was completely unethical. f if don't know who Katie is there is a video on her channel and Eugeni Then there are the comments calling out her weight loss. Eating Disorders don't go away over night, which is something most people don't know. Her over exaggerating positivity is sending people the wrong message and puts the ED community to shame. She knows exactly the message she is sending and who her audience is. YouTube is spoon-feeding her content. I unsubscribed and her videos are somehow being promoted to me. It has had a massively negative impact on me even at this point in my recovery. I can only imagine what it's doing to people stuck in their disorder and young girls accross the globe! There was a petition to have her deplatformed for her to return after taking the time to sort out her health. The sister of a young girl who was a fan of Eugenia. From the time she started watching Eugenia she developed an ED and as a result passed away. There were many others who spoke up but YouTube never stepped in. There are so many videos made about her. All her old videos are still up. If you see a couple of videos you will see what I am saying. Is there anything that can be done? Could you make a video in relevance to this. Even if you don't name her….

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  18. Penny Opinions
    Penny Opinions says:

    Have you seen Krocks in the Kitchen? I wonder what you think of what they eat, but they're such super sweet people that I would be worried about discouraging them. They warm my heart so much, I want everyone to know about them 💜

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  19. I D
    I D says:

    A few months ago, I decreased the amount of wheat and legumes and increased the fiber I eat and it has definitely improved my bloating. When I get bloated now, I get surprised. Before, it used to be a daily thing.

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  20. Magic Unicorn
    Magic Unicorn says:

    The thing with legumes is consistency. If you it a small amount everyday you body gets used to it and therefore feel less bloated and gassy. In fact studies have shown that people eating a western diet are consuming not enough legumes!

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  21. Danielle Haury
    Danielle Haury says:

    Love these videos. very informative 🙌. I'm so glad you're back to talking about other things besides pregnancy and infertility. I'm glad you're happy, just not topics I'm personally interested in.

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  22. Carolyn Hance
    Carolyn Hance says:

    I think there's also a big myth that being vegan means that you need to eat way more volume in order to meet the RDA for nutrients. I do love a nice big salad once in a while, but the plating method applies equally to eating vegan as it does any other way. I eat just a normal-sized plate of food like anyone else with grains, greens/veg, and protein + fat and I get everything I need in that amount.

    Another tip for people with a bean heavy diet: soaking the beans to sprouting point(usually 24-36hrs, depending on the bean) is a win-win-win situation. It cuts down the cooking time, increases nutrition, and makes the beans so much easier to digest(at least for me). Beans also freeze super well, so don't feel like you need to eat 2kg of cooked beans in a short time out of fear of them going bad. Use enough for the dish you have planned, and then freeze the rest in portions sizes appropriate for your household's meal size needs.

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  23. Marie Mai
    Marie Mai says:

    NikkiVegan also has a very informative video about bloating on a vegan diet, if anyone is interested to get a few more ideas about what they can try to improve digestion. I found it very helpful and now after many years of painful bloating feel so much better.

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