Q Even after eating just one meal my belly gets swollen and feels like it's sagging, so I dread mealtimes. How should I eat to make it less hard?
A Eating a lot at once puts a big burden on a sagging stomach. The key is "small frequent meals" - eating small amounts every 2-3 hours can greatly reduce the burden of the stomach expanding.
Detailed Answer
With gastroptosis, the stomach is weak at bearing the weight of food, so the more you eat at once, the more it sags and bloats. That's why reducing the amount per meal and increasing the number of meals - "small frequent meals" - is most important. Eating small amounts frequently every 2-3 hours avoids the burden of the stomach expanding all at once.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Dietary control alone reduces the burden, but building up the stomach's very ability to bear and push down food is fundamental. When Korean medicine treatment strengthens the spleen-stomach energy, you sag less even eating the same amount, and gain room to gradually increase your meal portions.
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