Today we’re talking about the endo belly, but more specifically, constipation.

Firstly, let’s quickly look at what the endo belly is.

The ‘endo belly’ is not actually a medical term, but instead is a name the community has coined in reference to the severe bloating we often experience. So, there isn’t technically a set definition, but it is generally thought to be severe bloating/swelling that tends to be attributed to endometriosis and is sometimes accompanied by pain. Some experts, articles and endo patients also include gut problems within this term too, but not always.

My definition, from my training and from seeing so many clients with these symptoms is that the endo belly is exaggerated/severe bloating, often accompanied by gut symptoms, pain or discomfort - but it is not always caused by endometriosis directly (there are normally contributing factors behind the endo belly).

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Show Notes

Water

https://www.siboinfo.com/uploads/5/4/8/4/5484269/sibo_symptomatic_relief_suggestions_jan_2020.pdf

Chia

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13197-015-1967-0

https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.12444

Flax

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944250/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8077314/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15702593/

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.nutr.17.1.353?journalCode=nutr

Fat

https://www.siboinfo.com/uploads/5/4/8/4/5484269/sibo_symptomatic_relief_suggestions_jan_2020.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1051227614001411

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460325/

I Love You Massage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTOkKVlBHzk&t=2s