Bloating remedies

Remedies for stomach bloating:

Bloating remedies mostly include dietary and lifestyle changes. If the symptoms do not resolve even after trying the home remedies, you can go for some over the counter medication.  Diuretics (water loosing medication) can offer short-term relief but definitely not the best remedy as these can cause dehydration and light headedness. A better remedy is to minimize salt and alcohol consumption and eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Following are some of the bloating remedies commonly employed for bloating relief:

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•  Drink plenty of water:  Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water or other non-carbonated drinks every day

•   Eat fresh foods and vegetables: Try to eat more fresh and natural foods instead of fast foods

• Reduce the consumption of diet rich in lactose and gluten.

• Reduce the daily consumption of amount of stimulants like tea, coffee and chocolate as they can aggravate the bowel movements.

• Try not to take carbonated drinks like beer, coke, seltzer water and soda as they have very small air bubbles causing air buildup in the stomach and thus resulting in bloated stomach.

• Restrict intake of foods full of fat because the stomach has a tendency to digest fats slowly. When you consume too much amount of fatty foods or even healthy foods in just one sitting, food and gas build up in the stomach resulting in bloating.

• Avoid artificial sweeteners as they are difficult to fully digest thus causing bloating and excessive gas.

• Stay away from salty food as well as alcohol intake during menstruation as excess salt consumption leads to high water retention, which in turn results in gas problem.

• Check your dentures: Poorly fitted dentures can make you to swallow too much air whenever you eat or drink.

• Regular exercise will regulate your bowel movements and will help expelling air in the stomach regularly.

• Eat slowly and steadily.  When you take large bites of food and chew fast, you tend to inhale or gulp more air into the stomach thus causing bloating.

• Stay away from smoking as smoking aggravates bloating.

•  It is highly advised not to chew gum prior to the meal. Chewing gum before a meal causes bloating as the tummy tries to accommodate excess air as well as the incoming food.

•   Exercise Daily – make sure to exercise at least for 30 minutes every day, it will help in minimizing bloating problems.

• Prevent exposure to known allergens – Some foods do go well with everyone and ingesting these food items might lead to bloated stomach. Therefore, we ought to identify and minimize the intake of such foods that irritate and causes allergy. The obvious way to avert this problem is by totally staying away from you are allergic to.