What's On Your Mind?

[carlychick555]

Last night, I went out to Red Lobster with some of my friends. I ate dinner, but afterwards, I felt unusally bloated. Like an over-blown hot air balloon bloated. I didn't even have room for dessert. My tummy got so swollen and tender. It got so bad, that I had to completely unbuckle my belt (my stomach was pressing down on it) and unbutton my jeans. I rarely do that, even at home, so this was really bad. How could I bloat so fast? Did it have something to do with sodium or something like that?

[mandakim]

i guess it would depend on exactly what you ate.

maybe there was some ingredient in it that you're allergic to. i've never heard of sodium doing that though.

did you eat something you've never had before?

[shortandsimple…]

Maybe you ate too much? or you ate when you weren't hungry? If you ate something completely carb/dairy based like cheese and bread that fills you up more then something not as heavy... it really depends on what you ate..

[carlychick555]

I ate this thing called the "Admiral's Feast" or something like that. Had just about every type of fried seafood that you could think of. I also had a salad and some of those biscuits, as well as a large soda.

I'm not sure what it was, all I know is that my stomach felt like it was going to explode, and I had to loosen my belt just halfway through the meal. I felt so bloated and yucky afterwards.

[NocturnalMistr…]

Just sounds to me like you ate too much. That occurs to me all the damn time, even though I am on a diuretic. But I eat way too much.

I just went to Red Lobster for the first time right after Christmas and got the Admiral's Feast as well. I didn't bloat from the food but I got bloated from all of the Mountain Dew. :\ Lol.

[carlychick555]

It just really sucked. I felt like I was on my period times 10 where the bloating was concerned. I had to take my belt off when I got back to my dorm and I had to lie down on the sofa, I just felt so heavy and bloated. I have a feeling that sodium was responsible for some of the bloating.

I've also learned another lesson; when you go to a restaurant, buffet, etc, don't wear a belt and skinny jeans.

[boomtiing_ox]

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carlychick555 wrote:

It just really sucked. I felt like I was on my period times 10 where the bloating was concerned. I had to take my belt off when I got back to my dorm and I had to lie down on the sofa, I just felt so heavy and bloated. I have a feeling that sodium was responsible for some of the bloating.

I've also learned another lesson; when you go to a restaurant, buffet, etc, don't wear a belt and skinny jeans.

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Haha, definitely don't wear those to a buffet! Think you've already figured you over-ate, just know for next time to either not eat as much or "save" yourself by not eating much throughout the day

[flamingoccm]

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carlychick555 wrote:

I ate this thing called the "Admiral's Feast" or something like that. Had just about every type of fried seafood that you could think of. I also had a salad and some of those biscuits, as well as a large soda.

I'm not sure what it was, all I know is that my stomach felt like it was going to explode, and I had to loosen my belt just halfway through the meal. I felt so bloated and yucky afterwards.

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You ate something with every type of fried seafood on the menu. One, that much alone was probably too much to eat, and then you compound that with all of the salt and fat in that meal. Of course you feel awful. Think of what you just put your body through.