{"id":2999,"date":"2024-03-26T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T09:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2024-03-26T09:32:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T09:32:02","slug":"why-do-i-feel-gassy-on-airplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=2999","title":{"rendered":"Why Do I Feel Gassy on Airplanes?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Q:<\/strong> I often feel uncomfortably bloated during flights. Why is that, and is there anything I can do about it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A day of air travel can throw a wrench into the inner workings of your digestive system, causing gas, bloating and the need to release some pressure.<\/p>\n

That tightness you feel in your waistband on a flight? \u201cThis is a real thing,\u201d said Dr. Melissa Hershman, a gastroenterologist at Oregon Health and Science University.<\/p>\n

Some people \u2014 such as those with irritable bowel syndrome<\/a> \u2014 are bothered by airplane gas and bloating more than others, said Dr. Baha Moshiree, a gastroenterologist at Atrium Health Wake Forest in Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But, she said, understanding the causes of these symptoms can help you strategize how to avoid them.<\/p>\n