THE JOURNAL

The Journal

Editorial on gut health, the food we love, and the women the wellness industry forgot.

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Bloated After an Indian Takeaway? Here's Why (and the Fix)

Curry night shouldn't end in a food coma. Why takeaway curry, rice and naan bloat you harder than home cooking — and how to stay comforta...

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Why Do I Bloat After Pasta and Bread? The Carb Bloat Mechanism

Pasta, bread and the 6pm balloon: it's fermentation, not 'eating too much'. The mechanism behind carb bloat — and what actually works.

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Do Lentils Cause Bloating? Why Daal Does That — and What Helps

Lentils contain sugars no human enzyme can digest — so your gut bacteria do it instead, and the gas is the bloat. The fix isn't skipping ...

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Why Does Indian Food Make Me Bloated? The Complete Guide

Indian food isn't the problem — the collision between complex carbs, legumes and dairy and an under-equipped gut is. Here's the mechanism...

A south asian woman at a dining table hand in a plate of biriyani, wearing a green silk shirt laughing at a dinner party

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Bloated After Biryani? Here's What's Actually Happening in Your Gut

You ate the biryani. The plate is empty. Now the trousers won't button and you're rehearsing the lie about being 'so full' before pudding...