Thanks for the replies..and the nice welcome.
I am figuring that it is all the salad (which is raw) that is doing me in. I ate nothing for breakfast this a.m. and just now had shrimp for lunch and no bloating.!

What it feels like? My middle section seems to swell and feel hard to the point of going around my waist. As I said, I am not gassy, but really really bloated!

I am trying to find information on vegetarian diets to see if it is actually the raw vegies. I have been eating romain (not boston lettuce because it has very little nutrients), lots of peppers, cucumbers, and lots of green vegies (although cooked) like broccoli, beans.

This is really uncomfortable. Perhaps I should try to get my bowels moving more.