What you once knew as an after-dinner stroll has been rebranded a “fart walk” on social media—and the trend is having a moment . Fans of the so-called fart walk—a short stroll taken up to about an hour after eating a meal—claim it aids digestion and relieves GI symptoms like gas and bloating. But what do doctors think? New name, old concept “Feeling bloated after a meal is common,” says Dr. David D. Clarke, a clinical assistant professor of gastroenterology emeritus at Oregon Health & Science