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Bloating, hormones and the female body: what is normal, what is not, and what actually helps
Most women bloat, and most of the time it is ordinary physiology doing something predictable. But "common" is not the same as "nothing to look at". Here is what drives bloating across the menstrual...
Patrick Bromley
August 31, 2026
25 min read