Health Tip: Help Prevent Bloating

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(HealthDay News) -- When your belly feels stretched and uncomfortably full, you've probably got a case of bloating.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine suggests how to prevent bloating:

• Don't chew gum or drink carbonated beverages, particularly if they contain a lot of sorbitol or fructose.
• Avoid gas-causing foods such as turnips, cabbage, beans, Brussels sprouts and lentils.
• Eat your food slowly.
• Don't smoke.
• Treat constipation, but be careful with fiber supplements, which may worsen symptoms.

-- Diana Kohnle

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