What should I do if I often have bloating?

According to experts, there are many reasons that cause abdominal bloating, the most common of which is improper diet. The best way to deal with this symptom is to eat less foods that cause abdominal bloating, such as soybeans, chestnuts, beer, etc.; in addition, you should increase exercise appropriately to promote intestinal peristalsis and allow gas in the body to be discharged.

1. How to prevent bloating

(1) Eat less foods that easily produce gas. For example, bean products contain sugars that cannot be digested and absorbed by enzymes in the gastrointestinal tract, but are easily fermented by colon bacteria. The lactose in milk cannot be completely absorbed, so you should eat less soybeans, red beans, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, peanuts, dairy products, beer, soda and other foods.

(2) Do not eat too fast to avoid swallowing too much gas. In addition, you should not eat too much and do not lie down immediately after a meal.

(3) Do not intentionally induce hiccups, as doing so will cause more gas to be swallowed into the stomach, aggravating abdominal bloating.

(4) Regularly participate in physical exercise and exercise the abdominal muscles: You can also learn Qigong and do internal nourishment exercises, mainly using supine abdominal breathing to promote gastrointestinal motility and make it easier for gas to be discharged from the body.

2. Causes of flatulence

There are many reasons for bloating in life, such as: eating too fast, or talking while eating and swallowing too much air; certain foods themselves are prone to cause bloating, such as beans, apples, peaches, onions, cabbage, cereals, and potato foods such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, which are all gas-producing foods; dairy products are also a food that easily produces bloating, or bloating is caused by the body's inability to absorb lactose; certain gastrointestinal diseases such as irritability and gallbladder disease (which may be fat malabsorption) can also cause bloating.

3. Notes

If the bloating persists for more than a week and is accompanied by severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, black stools, bloody stools, etc., you must go to the gastroenterology department of the hospital to avoid delaying the condition.