Foods That Are Secretly Causing Your Bloating

5. Resistant Starch (Cooked-then-Cooled Potatoes/Rice): The "Retrograded" Culprit

Resistant starch is generally healthy, but consuming large quantities of cooked-then-cooled starches like potatoes, rice, or pasta can be an ingenious bloating trigger for sensitive guts. When these foods cool, their starches recrystallize, becoming "resistant" to digestion in the small intestine. They then ferment vigorously in the large intestine, producing significant gas. While beneficial for gut health in moderation, a sudden increase or large serving can overwhelm your system, leading to uncomfortable fermentation and distension.

6. Konjac Noodles / Shirataki Noodles: The Fiber Flood

Konjac or shirataki noodles, lauded for being incredibly low-calorie and gluten-free, can be surprising bloating culprits for a subset of individuals. Their ingenious composition is almost entirely glucomannan fiber, a highly viscous soluble fiber. While beneficial, this concentrated fiber can absorb a vast amount of water and ferment significantly in the gut, producing large volumes of gas and causing considerable bloating and discomfort, particularly if consumed quickly or in large quantities by sensitive individuals.