You've probably felt bloated before. That's the uncomfortable feeling when gasses get trapped in your stomach or pressure rises.
This digestive symptom can also be accompanied by an increase in the size of your waist, which is called abdominal distension.
Bloating is very common and occurs in 16-31% of the population. Fortunately, it's usually a short-term problem that resolves on its own, perhaps triggered by a large meal or a flatulent food.
However, for some people, bloating is a chronic problem that causes moderate to severe symptoms and affects quality of life.
Here are some tips and home remedies to help you reduce or eliminate bloating.
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Do you suddenly feel like your pants are getting
tighter or your stomach is about to explode?
If you're not the kind of person who normally eats a lot, or if you can get full on small
portions, feeling bloated isn't normal for you.
Bloating can have many causes, being intolerant to certain foods, stomach allergies that irritate
the mucous membranes, or even digestive problems.
So, it makes sense that lots of people that suffer from bloating are lactose intolerant.
Apart from paying more attention to what you eat and how your diet affects your stomach,
there are other things that you can do to get rid of bloating.
Follow the tips we're about to give you in this video to lessen this uncomfortable feeling.
If you're not constipated, consuming more fiber may actually worsen your situation.
People with normal bowel movements should temporarily avoid fiber-rich foods, especially
if your bloating is accompanied by a lot of gas.
Chew slowly Whenever you eat very quickly, you end up
swallowing too much air every time you take a bite, causing it to get stuck in your stomach
and fight to get out.
The same thing happens whenever you drink through a straw.
Cook your vegetables Eating raw vegetables is better for our body
than eating them cooked, but if you're feeling very bloated, cooked vegetables are the best
alternative.
Non-cooked foods can cause bloating because they take longer to digest.
Avoid drinks that give you gas Acidic or carbonated drinks can be prejudicial
to your health, especially if you're struggling with bloating.
Coffee, tea, juice, and alcoholic beverages are all examples of drinks that can give you
gas.
Sodas that are made with artificial sweeteners, such as sorbitol and xylitol, also have the
same effect.
Avoid fatty foods Fried and fatty foods are the hardest to
digest, and because of this, they irritate your stomach and make it feel heavy.
There are foods that contain fats that are beneficial to our bodies and don't cause bloating
or indigestion, such as the avocado.
We recommend you cut back on your fatty food intake and eat more fruits and vegetables.
Food allergies You should also make sure that your bloating
isn't being caused by any allergy or intolerance that you may have, since lactose intolerant
people often have this problem.
They don't have the necessary enzyme to break up the sugar present in lactose.
Therefore, they feel discomfort and swelling.
In that case, it's best to avoid milk and its derivatives.
To lessen the discomfort caused by your diet, try using the recipe we are about to show
you.
We are going to teach you how to make a drink that lessens stomach discomfort quickly and
efficiently.
Ingredients
140g of papaya, 1 tablespoon of aloe vera gel, 1 tablespoon of dried fennel seeds, 1
cup of water.
Instructions
Let the fennel seeds steep for 20 minutes.
Once the time is up, blend the fennel seed infusion with the papaya and aloe vera gel
for a few seconds, then drink the mixture.