Bloating Isn’t Normal. You’re Not Full—You’re Qi-Stuck and Gas-Trapped

Subtitle: Your gut isn’t broken. It’s just screaming in a language Western medicine refuses to translate.

Let’s get this straight: bloating is NOT just “what happens after you eat.”It’s not normal, it’s not okay, and it’s definitely not something you have to live with.

If you’ve been told your constant belly bloat is “just IBS,” “a sensitive gut,” or “too many carbs,” I have news for you:

Your digestive system isn’t malfunctioning—your energy is.

Welcome to the dark truth your gastroenterologist never learned in med school:You’re qi-stuck, spleen-drained, and probably gas-trapped from emotional repression.

👊 Let’s Break It Down: What Is Bloating in Chinese Medicine?

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), bloating is a red flag. It’s not a symptom to be suppressed—it’s a smoke alarm screaming that something’s seriously off.

And the main culprit? Spleen Qi Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation.

These two patterns are the gut's Bonnie and Clyde—working together to trash your digestion, your emotions, and your sanity.

🌾 Spleen Qi Deficiency = Digestive Collapse

The Spleen in Chinese Medicine is responsible for:

Transforming food into usable energy
Transporting nutrients throughout your body
Keeping your digestive organs “up” and energized

But when your Spleen Qi is weak (from overthinking, stress, sugar, cold foods, or trauma), digestion gets sluggish. Food lingers. Gas accumulates, And boom—you look 6 months pregnant by 2 PM.

💢 Liver Qi Stagnation = Emotional Pressure Cooker

Now enter the Liver—the energetic boss of flow and movement.

When the Liver gets pissed (which it often does due to stress, emotional suppression, or hormonal chaos), it blocks the flow of Qi.

The Liver starts slamming into the Spleen like a toxic ex.

The result? Gas, bloating, irritability, constipation, explosive periods, and that weird tightness under your ribs.

🧠 It’s Not Just Physical—It’s Emotional

You know that feeling where you're bloated AND overwhelmed AND low-key anxious for no reason?

That’s not random.Your gut is your second brain—and your emotions live there rent-free.

Chinese Medicine doesn’t separate the body and mind like Western medicine does.If you're emotionally blocked, you're probably physically bloated.

Let me put it this way:Your gut isn’t just digesting food—it’s digesting your entire life.

🚫 Why Western Medicine Keeps Getting It Dead Wrong

If you've ever been told:

“It’s just IBS.”
“Try a low-FODMAP diet.”
“Take this antacid, probiotic, or fiber supplement.”

…you’ve been gaslit by gut gas.

Western medicine doesn’t recognize energetic patterns. It treats symptoms, not root causes.

So they hand you a band-aid for a volcano.

Meanwhile, Chinese Medicine says:“Your body isn’t broken. It’s imbalanced. Let’s fix the flow.”

💉 Acupuncture: The Qi-Moving, Bloat-Busting Secret Weapon

At The Point. The Place for Acupuncture, we’ve seen bloated bellies deflate in real time.

Why? Because acupuncture:

Moves Liver Qi like a damn plunger for your emotional and physical stuckness
Strengthens Spleen Qi to restore digestive power
Calms the nervous system so your gut can actually rest and process

Clients come in gassy, grumpy, and backed up—and leave feeling light, calm, and maybe even… dare I say… flat-stomached.

It’s not magic. It’s ancient medicine doing what it’s done for 3,000+ years.

🥶 The Gut-Wrecking Habits You Need to Drop Yesterday

If you’re bloated all the time, odds are you’re doing at least three of these spleen-crushing sins:

Eating cold smoothies, iced coffee, or raw salads→ Your Spleen needs warmth, not a frozen punch to the gut.
Multitasking while eating or scrolling during meals→ The Spleen hates chaos. Respect your meal. Sit. Breathe. Chew.
Drinking with meals→ Water dilutes your digestive fire. Sip throughout the day, not during food time.
Overthinking & worrying constantly→ Yup. Overthinking literally drains your Spleen Qi. Mental digestion and gut digestion are linked.
Skipping meals or eating erratically→ Your digestive system runs on rhythm. Not eating = system collapse.

🥗 How to Start Eating for a Flat Belly (and a Calm Mind)

Let’s flip the script. Here’s how to feed your gut like it’s the emperor of your health palace:

Eat warm, cooked foods like stews, soups, roasted veggies, and rice
Use ginger and cinnamon to warm the middle
Avoid dairy, cold drinks, and sugar like the plague
Eat at regular times (and don’t skip breakfast!)
Chew. Slow. Down. Your gut isn’t Amazon Prime—it needs time.

🧪 Bonus Round: Nutrition Response Testing = Targeted Gut Decoding

For next-level healing, we use Nutrition Response Testing to:

Pinpoint food sensitivities, heavy metal toxicity, immune overload, or hidden parasites
Reveal what your body actually needs (not what Instagram says)
Test Standard Process whole-food supplements that actually support healing instead of just masking symptoms

It’s freaky-accurate. It’s non-invasive. And it works like nothing else.

🔥 Final Truth: You’re Not Bloated—You’re Out of Balance

If you’ve been living in leggings, skipping social events, or feeling like a gassy balloon animal post-meal, you don’t need another elimination diet or TikTok cleanse.

You need to: