If you have excessive burping, bloating, belching or flatulence, you have excessive gas. Preventing this might help you from embarrassing situations. Burp / belch happens from the mouth while flatulence or fart is from rectum and is intestinal gas. Bloating is gas in stomach that is not released and is troubling you. A bit of gas i.e burping or flatulence is fully normal but if you have it with pain and get foul smell it will be embarrassing for you. A few steps will help you from excessive gas.
1. Do not eat foods that cause gas: Some fruits and vegetables like apple, onions, ice cream, milk, cheese etc. are known to cause gas. They have sugar, fibre, starch etc. which is not easily digestible and will cause gas. For some, drinking fizzy soft drinks, fruit drinks etc. will cause gas. Try to find out which is the factor. Keep an eye on what you eat. Eliminate the gas causer or eat it in lesser portions. Eat moderately, don’t pig out. Some food may not be good for some people. Keeping a food diary will help. Method of cooking will also affect. For e.g., steaming is a good method to cook.
2. Drink some half an hour before a meal. Also eat slowly, drink slowly. Otherwise you may swallow air that cause you gas trouble. Take antacids or digestive aids.
3. Activated charcoal is safe for human consumption and you can take in as a pill or a liquid for excess gas.
4. Cut down bad habits like smoking, chewing gums, drinking via straw etc. These fills air to your body.
5. Sugar free sweeteners can cause gas. But not all. Check the ones that cause and avoid them.
If you are gas is not normal, consult a doctor, preferably a gastroenterologist. Sometimes it might be causes of serious digestive problems like Lactose intolerance (the inability to digest sugar of milk and its products, lactose), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or even colon cancer. Belching frequently might be upper gastrointestinal disorders. If you recently had abdominal surgeries like hernia, please check with a doctor for your gas trouble.
1. Do not eat foods that cause gas: Some fruits and vegetables like apple, onions, ice cream, milk, cheese etc. are known to cause gas. They have sugar, fibre, starch etc. which is not easily digestible and will cause gas. For some, drinking fizzy soft drinks, fruit drinks etc. will cause gas. Try to find out which is the factor. Keep an eye on what you eat. Eliminate the gas causer or eat it in lesser portions. Eat moderately, don’t pig out. Some food may not be good for some people. Keeping a food diary will help. Method of cooking will also affect. For e.g., steaming is a good method to cook.
2. Drink some half an hour before a meal. Also eat slowly, drink slowly. Otherwise you may swallow air that cause you gas trouble. Take antacids or digestive aids.
3. Activated charcoal is safe for human consumption and you can take in as a pill or a liquid for excess gas.
4. Cut down bad habits like smoking, chewing gums, drinking via straw etc. These fills air to your body.
5. Sugar free sweeteners can cause gas. But not all. Check the ones that cause and avoid them.
If you are gas is not normal, consult a doctor, preferably a gastroenterologist. Sometimes it might be causes of serious digestive problems like Lactose intolerance (the inability to digest sugar of milk and its products, lactose), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or even colon cancer. Belching frequently might be upper gastrointestinal disorders. If you recently had abdominal surgeries like hernia, please check with a doctor for your gas trouble.
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