Stomach upset or flatulence has become a common problem after eating outside food. If your stomach is bloated, you don't need to be fat. You may feel a bit uncomfortable and emotionally disturbed with a fat belly. When you look at your belly, you feel that you have become obese i.e. the extra amount of fat in the belly has increased, while it can also be swelling in the belly, due to which your belly is bloated.

Abdominal fat or abdominal bloating are two different types of problems, the causes of which can also be different and the health problems caused by them can also be different. If your belly is fat, excess fat doesn't need to be building up in it. Therefore, you need to know the difference between the two. Let us know that if the stomach is fat, then whether your weight has increased and you have become fat or it is just your illusion.

In this article, we have listed some ways by which you can find out whether you are obese or just bloated.

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  1. Obesity only in the abdomen or other parts of the body
  2. Abdominal obesity rigid or flexible
  3. A persistent or occasional increase in abdominal obesity
  4. Abdominal pain with obesity
  5. Takeaway
Doctors for Are you fat or bloated?

First of all, check your body and see whether obesity is visible only in your stomach or it is in other parts of your body as well. If it's only in your belly, your belly is bloated because of inflammation. If you notice an extra bulge on other parts of the body along with the stomach, especially the thighs, hips, and buttocks, it means that excess fat is building up in these areas.

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First of all, focus your attention on the areas where there is a bulge around the stomach and abdomen. Now press this part. Abdominal fat, in general, will make it feel pliable and spongy when applied to it while applying pressure to a bloated abdomen will make you feel tight and hard. If your finger goes inside an inch by pressing on the abdomen, it means that you have an excess amount of fat in the abdomen.

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The duration of abdominal obesity can explain its root cause, as fat cells build up over time and they continue to build up. In contrast, in the case of a bloated belly, obesity is intermittent, which means that your belly size can fluctuate daily.

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The most important thing is to know whether you have abdominal pain with obesity or not. If you have a bloated belly, you almost always feel slight pain in the abdomen, even though the excess fat does not cause any physical problems. If you have bloating due to gas, then excess gas in the body is also a symptom of bloating.

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Now you must have come to know that if your stomach is fat, then you don't need to be a victim of obesity. This problem is due to the swelling caused by gas in the stomach. Therefore, take a balanced diet in the diet, stay hydrated, drink plenty of water, exercise daily, and consume carbohydrates and salt in moderation.

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