With the progression of urbanization, our population is heading towards consuming more processed and refined products resulting in gastrointestinal diseases (GI) such as GERD, Bloating, Gastritis, etc.
Although all the gastrointestinal diseases have a variety of symptoms. One of the most common symptoms in each GI disease is ‘bloating’.
Some of the common causes of bloating are insensitivity to food namely ailments such as; lactose intolerance, celiac disease, fructose intolerance, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Constipation.
Bloating is the feeling of inflammation in one’s belly due to excessive gas production or any disturbance in the digestive tract including IBS and Constipation.
Bloating causes pain, irritation, the feeling of fullness and uneasiness making the stomach look bigger and fatty.
Beating this bloating doesn’t take much of an effort but requires the need to take simple steps and home remedies to help in beating and controlling it.
- Consuming small frequent meals in a day:
Consuming a heavy meal causes fullness of the stomach resulting in bloating. So, break your meals from three heavy meals into 5-8 small yet frequent meals a day.
- Don’t consume irritable foods.
Consuming most flavored food items such as spices, capsicum, cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli triggers the gas production within the stomach, resulting in bloating.
- Include the use of probiotics in your diet.
Including items such as curd in your diet improves your gut health and prevents bloating.
- Increase the fluid intake.
Fluid intake provides satiety and cooling effect.
Consume alkaline fluids in order to neutralize the pH of our gut.
Thus, preventing bloating.
- Avoid consumption of carbonated drinks.
Carbonated drinks enhance the levels of gas production within one’s body, causing bloated belly with symptoms of uneasiness and inflammation of the stomach.
BEAT BLOATING IN 3 DAYS:
DAY 1
INCLUDE SAUNF WATER AFTER EVERY MAIN MEAL
Instructions for preparation:
- Boil 1 spoon of saunf in 3-4 glasses of water.
- Seive it.
- Cool it down at room temperature.
- Consume it the whole day after main meals.
DAY 2
INCLUDE INFUSED MINT WATER WHOLE DAY
- In a jar of water add few mint leaves and keep it overnight.
- Consume this mint the water the whole day.
DAY 3
INCLUDE AJWAIN WATER AFTER EVERY MAIN MEAL
- Boil 1 spoon of ajwain in 3-4 glasses of water.
- Seive it.
- Cool it down at room temperature.
- Consume it the whole day after main meals.
These are the three home-made simple remedies that fight with the bloating factor of an individual.
“FULFILLING THE AIM OF BEATING BLOATING BECOMES EASY WITH THESE HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES”
