7 tips to deal with bloating in the stomach

Although having bloating in the stomach may not necessarily mean that you are suffering from a serious illness, it can still make you feel stuffy and uncomfortable, and side effects such as bowel sounds and gas are often extremely embarrassing. There are many reasons for abdominal bloating, and you must treat it accordingly. You cannot take blind measures without asking the cause.

1. If you have constant bloating in your stomach, there may be something wrong with your body. It may be a symptom or sign of gastrointestinal disease.

Therefore, if you experience long-term continuous bloating, it is best to seek medical treatment if you do not understand or have sufficient medical knowledge. Do not be careless, and do not trust the judgments and suggestions of other non-medical professionals, so as to avoid delaying a minor illness and causing a major illness, or causing a major disaster if you do not handle it properly.

2. Excessive stomach acid is one of the common causes of bloating

Excessive stomach acid can easily produce a large amount of carbon dioxide gas in the stomach and intestines, which may cause bloating. This condition is often accompanied by hiccups and sour breath. OTC drugs such as Starshu and Weibizhi can treat excessive stomach acid and can be purchased at ordinary pharmacies. In terms of diet, eat less cold, sweet and sour foods.

3. Constipation causes blockage of the intestinal tract near the anus, which prevents intestinal gas from being discharged smoothly and can easily lead to bloating.

Therefore, the bloating caused by constipation will naturally disappear as long as the constipation is cured. If both constipation and bloating are severe, you can use laxatives, enema and other immediate laxatives; for general bloating, you can drink Chinese medicine such as rhubarb, cassia seed, honeysuckle, and golden olive in water; in the long run, diet therapy is better, eat more water-rich fruits, vegetables, yogurt and other foods that moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements.

4. Qi and blood deficiency and lack of exercise may lead to insufficient intestinal motility

This causes food to be poorly digested and ferment in the intestines, which in turn produces gas and causes bloating. Therefore, if you are weak and suffer from bloating, you should exercise more often, ensure that your body has adequate nutrition, and eat more foods that replenish qi and blood, such as red dates, longan, and white fungus. People with weak spleen and stomach are often prone to bloating if they sit for a long time. Drinking some honey can relieve the bloating.

5. Some people have weak spleen and stomach, or have a history of gastrointestinal disease and surgery

The digestive capacity of the stomach and intestines is relatively weak. If you overeat or have an improper diet, the food you eat will not be effectively digested, and will be retained in the stomach and intestines and ferment. The gas produced will cause bloating. Therefore, you can take digestive aids such as stomach-strengthening and digestive juices, or you can eat digestive fruits such as hawthorn, bayberry, and carambola appropriately. The most fundamental thing is to pay attention to controlling your diet, not overeating, and not consuming difficult-to-digest foods.

6. When you are bloated, try to avoid eating gas-producing foods to avoid aggravating bloating.

Beer, soda, cola and other alcoholic and carbonated drinks should be avoided; coffee, chocolate, fried foods, desserts and other gas-producing foods that are not conducive to gastrointestinal digestion should be avoided; potatoes, taro, glutinous rice, soybeans, mung beans and their products can easily be retained in the stomach and ferment when the stomach is bloated, so they should also be avoided.

7. When the stomach is bloated, many people tend to reduce their water intake, thinking that drinking more water will make the stomach bloated worse.

This is not advisable, as bloating is often caused by gas, not water. Therefore, you must ensure that you drink enough water, which is beneficial to intestinal digestion, promotes bowel movements, and effectively expels gas from the body, relieving bloating.