Why the bloating during menopause? Blame the hormones or the lack of them

Monday, June 22, 2015 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

Many women experience water retention and bloating when their hormone levels change, but how sex hormones affect water balance is not understood. A new study offers an explanation, finding that sex hormones can directly control how the body reabsorbs water.

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