I tried about half of a Huel Ready-to-Drink Berry this morning (first experience - loved it!), but since then I’ve been experiencing quite a bit of bloating and stomach bubbling. I’m not sure if this is a normal reaction when starting Huel, or if it’s something I should be concerned about.
A little background about me: I’ve been under eating for a long time due to an eating disorder, and my stomach is quite sensitive. Because of this, I often notice that even small changes in my diet can trigger digestive reactions, so I’m wondering if my experience is partly due to that.
I want to try Huel for the nutrition benefits, but I’m unsure whether these symptoms are a typical adjustment phase or a sign that my body isn’t ready for it yet. Has anyone else who’s had a history of restricted eating or a sensitive stomach experienced similar bloating or bubbling when starting Huel? Any advice on how to ease into it would be really appreciated.
There’s been many threads on this over the years which can be unearthed via the search function, but the short answer is yes, it’s very common for new people to experience this, alongside heartburn, burping or farting.
It most cases, mine included, it does settle down over a period of months if you ease in gently. I came to Huel from a terrible diet, and I had wicked heartburn initially. I lowered my amount per portion and over time it eased off. After about 6 months in my case it went away completely and now I could probably have a 100% Huel diet without a problem.
So when making a change to your diet your body can react in different ways. There was a really handy article we built out all about bloating which might be able to help hopefully narrow down what the cause might be - Bloating 101: What Causes Bloating? | Huel US
Also take it easy. If it doesn’t go away, drop us an email at team@huel.com and we’ll be happy to look into this for you and see what could possibly causing this.
Vetting that Mark said, I experienced this at first and weirdly enough I discovered that drinking more water helped because the extra fibre absorbed it and helped it to expel.
Everyone is different so what worked for me may not be the answer for you. The Huel team are outstanding so definitely call upon the as a resource!