IS YOUR TUMMY UNHAPPY?
All of us suffer from troublesome
digestive problems thanks to our eating habits. But we don’t have
to
W
E ALL experience sensations of a bloated tummy due to indigestion
and trapped wind once in a while. It’s uncomfortable and sometimes
extremely distressing. But you don’t have to put up with it.
Here’s how.
CAUSE
OF INCREASED TUMMY GAS
Milky
tea or coffee: This is the commonest cause of gas. Milk boiled with
tea irritates the lining of the gut and creates gaseous products.
Coffee has an acidic pH that causes gas anyway; add milk to it, and
you compound the problem.
An
empty stomach: Our intestines are working even when there is no food
in the stomach. Intestines are home to large colonies of healthy and
unhealthy bacteria and produce gas. The stomach produces acid for
digestion. When we go hungry for a long time, the combined effect of
the stomach acid and intestinal churning produces additional gas.
Eating
foods that produce gas: Rajma, white channa, cabbage, cauliflower,
broccoli, most dry beans and heavy dals are regular offenders.
Incorrect
food combinations: Gas is formed when we eat foods in unhealthy
combinations. For example, eating a melon after your meal will cause
gas.
Eating
too fast.
SOLUTIONS
FOR INSTANT RELIEF
Ginger
root: Chew a piece of ginger root and then drink a cup of warm
water, or boil ginger root in water to create a decoction and drink
it.
Peppermint
/ mint tea: Mint and peppermint have a unique component that relaxes
the intestines and allows trapped gas to be released.
Fennel
(methi) seeds: A decoction of methi seeds and water is helpful.
Rock
salt: Add a pinch of rock salt to hot water and drink it.
LONG
TERM SOLUTIONS
Avoid
not eating for long periods. Sip probiotic drinks to build healthy
bacteria. If you’re lactose intolerant, take enzymes. Drink aloe
vera juice with half a teaspoon of triphala powder every night for a
month.
Take
deep breaths if you are stressed.
SHIKA
SHRAMA HTBR141214
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