I have had this problem even while dieting my stomach was still sticking out if I relaxed. I have been having bloated , constipated, hemmoroids problems for a couple of years. Drs dont do squat!! I have had colonoscopy and they said it was just a little tear creating blood in my stool. They put me on "go lightly" and that didnt work and I have tried numerous laxatives to no avail. Well I was doing a search on this prblem and came across a product called "Colonix" by dr natura. It turns out my distended, bloated belly was fecal matter all built up. Anyways this stuff works !! The first 3 days my bowel movements were awesome!! I have never crapped like this before. I would literally fill up the toilet and boy does it stink! So that tells me it is crap that has been up there for a long time. This is not an endorsement by anymeans but this stuff works. I think this is part of the problem with alot of pros bellies as of late. My stomach has flattened out and im not even dieting anymore. There are many colon cleanse products out there that work just do a search and find unbiased colon cleanse rated products.