I’m 50, and I’ve spent 20+ years specialising in women’s hormones. Every bloated woman who comes to me asks the same thing. Is it my food, is it my hormones, or is this just what happens now. It’s both. Nobody tells you that, because it’s harder to sell than a single villain. 1. Too much protein at once. You can digest it perfectly well and still bloat, because the volume itself is the problem. Nobody warned you the fix could become the cause. 2. Not enough stomach acid or enzymes to break it down. That’s the heartburn. And the burping. And the bloating that arrives 40 minutes after a meal you did nothing wrong with. True for some women. Not because of your birthday. 3. A clean meal that’s enormously dense all at once. This is the one I see most and nobody catches it. Steak, avocado, olive oil, nuts, sweet potato. Every ingredient is fine. Put them all on one plate at 7pm and your digestion slows right down. 4. Eating right up until bed. I keep three hours clear before I sleep. Yo...