# Why Am I Always Bloated? Common Causes of Bloating

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-and-hormones-6824083/why-am-i-always-bloated-common-causes-of-bloating
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-and-hormones-6824083/why-am-i-always-bloated-common-causes-of-bloating.md
Podcast: [Health and Hormones](https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-and-hormones-6824083)
Published: 2026-09-04T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://healthandhormones.org/podcast/why-am-i-always-bloated-common-causes-of-bloating/
Audio file: https://healthandhormones.org/podcast-download/4717/why-am-i-always-bloated-common-causes-of-bloating.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/health-and-hormones-6824083/episodes/why-am-i-always-bloated-common-causes-of-bloating
Duration seconds: 426

## Resource

Bloating is common, but it’s not something you should have to just live with. If you’re regularly feeling bloated, uncomfortable after meals, overly full, or like your food just isn’t digesting well, your body may be telling you that something deeper is going on. In this episode of the Health & Hormones Podcast, we’re talking about: • Why digestion works “north to south” and why what happens in your stomach matters for everything that comes next • How low stomach acid can contribute to bloating, indigestion, heartburn, and difficulty absorbing nutrients • The connection between H. pylori and digestive symptoms • Some of the less obvious signs that your digestion may need support—like waking up without an appetite, getting full quickly, or feeling like last night’s dinner is still sitting in your stomach • Why we want to look for the root cause of bloating instead of simply trying to make the symptom go away • How testing can give us a clearer picture of what may actually be happening in your gut Your symptoms are information. When we understand what your body is trying to communicate, we can begin supporting it instead of continually putting Band-Aids over the problem. If you’re dealing with persistent bloating or digestive symptoms and want help figuring out what your next step should be, schedule a free discovery call with me. https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18525602&appointmentType=27841554The post Why Am I Always Bloated? Common Causes of Bloating first appeared on Health and Hormones.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/health-and-hormones-6824083/episodes/why-am-i-always-bloated-common-causes-of-bloating/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/health-and-hormones-6824083/why-am-i-always-bloated-common-causes-of-bloating.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.