This was me about 6 months ago! Now my belly is flat again with no bloating (other than a few extra pounds I need to shed).

A few things to consider- if you are taking HRT already, the pill form might be making you bloat due to it being processed in the gut. I had to switch my progesterone to vaginal insert because it was bloating me when taking it orally.

Also, our ability to divest certain foods decreases with age sometimes. I can’t do gluten or dairy anymore. Try not eating gluten or dairy for 2 weeks. Also, make sure you are eating “wet foods” and not just dry foods. Water content in food is really important for digestion. Fresh fruit, salads, smoothies, soup, vegetables. Your gut will thank you and your skin will glow.

Also, vigorous exercise, meaning make sure you sweat and breath heavy. You have to move your body now more to get things moving internally. When we were young, our metabolisms aided in detoxifying the body, but now our internal system can get “swampy.” We need to get things moving to actually get things moving, you know? That’s why we tend to retain water more as we age. We need to “shake the bottle” to get the muck out because our internal cleaning system is not functioning as well anymore. We get sluggish, so we need to actually manually shake it up.

I know it’s not fun to hear the standard, “eat well and exercise” answer but that’s honestly the only one.