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The REAL reason you feel bloated and gassy - and how you can tackle it for good: Dietitian and scientist DR EMILY LEEMING
Do you often feel painfully bloated by the end of the day? Are you frequently gassy? If the answer is yes then there's a good chance you have been told it's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) – but there could be another underlying reason for your symptoms that's often missed.
Research, such as a study published in the Journal of Gastroenterology in 2020, has found that as many as half of those diagnosed with IBS also have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).