A beer belly is usually used to describe a protruding abdomen or a waist larger than the hips. It happens when visceral fat accumulates from eating simple sugars like desserts or beer. You can help ...

Certain carbs, like sweet potato and quinoa, can help ease bloating and support digestion. White rice and sourdough bread are gentler carbs that may reduce uncomfortable belly bloat. Focus on overall ...

“Ugh, I feel like I’m going to explode.” Sound familiar? We’ve all been there—those feelings of being too full, tight or swollen in the stomach, sometimes accompanied by flatulence, burping and ...

It’s been three years since I first took up the issue of belly bloating online in my treatise, “A Taxonomy of Tummy Bloating.” SIBO is a condition in which some of the usual bacteria that typically ...

Dr. Sameer Islam is a functional gastroenterologist in Lubbock and is a West Texas native growing up in Odessa, TX. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of all digestive symptoms and ...