• Does oily food settle in the stomach?

When I eat oily or fried foods it causes heaviness and bloating. Does it mean this food just settles down in my stomach?

3 Answers

  • Gastroenterologist
  • LAS VEGAS, NV

The heaviness comes from the fact that oily and fatty foods take a lot longer to empty from the stomach. Food that is slower to empty will cause discomfort. So the solution is to eat smaller and lighter meals.

  • Dietitian-Nutritionist | Nutrition, Education
  • Denver, CO

No! this means that your body is having to produce an "acid wash" just to disintegrate the bad food to eliminate it from the body.

  • Gastroenterologist
  • Hicksville, NY

It means that greasy or fatty foods take longer times to be digested and to be emptied from the stomach into the small bowel beyond.

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