“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 ...

Nadya Okamoto had the perfect costume for her friend’s Rihanna-themed birthday party: a likeness of the pregnant pop star in black lingerie, based on her iconic outfit at Paris Fashion Week. Okamoto ...

“Thyroid belly,” the abdominal weight gain that’s thought to go hand-in-hand with low thyroid conditions, has gained a lot of attention on social media recently. But the truth about the condition—and ...

Certain vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, contain compounds like fiber and sulfur that can cause gas ...

Medically reviewed by Sonal Kumar, MD Bloating is temporary and often caused by gas, while abdominal fat builds up slowly and ...

However, if bloating is severe, persistent, or accompanied by alarming “red flag” symptoms like blood in the stool, fever, ...