On Joseph Salhab, MD's, TikTok page , bloating is a hot topic. The gastroenterologist, who often broadcasts from the front seat of his car and goes by “The Stomach Doc,” likely reaches more people on the social media platform than he’ll ever see in his Florida practice: just one of his posts about the five breakfast foods that won’t cause bloating has been viewed 13 million times. For scope, it'd be as if Dr. Salhab, whose practice cares for patients in the cities of Davenport and Lake Wales, saw the entire population of his hometowns 358 times.

When you type the word “bloated” into TikTok, you’re met with over 80 million posts. Many of them feature legging-clad women in side profile showing their noticeably distended bellies, some even joking about appearing pregnant: “My favorite ga

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