Flatulence is very common, especially in
modern life when people have to face many delicious foods, parties… or have to
eat quickly to be on time for other works. Though the eating is not too serious,
it leads you to the feeling of a full and tight abdomen, discomfort or
unexpected farting.
Reasons
It’s due to an excess amount of gas in the
stomach and intestine. One part of the gas will be discharge outside the body
by mouth (heartburn) and anus (flatus). The other will be remained in the
intestine, which leads to the feeling of a full and tight stomach, distention
and affects activities as well as jobs.
Swallowing
air while eating
The excess gas is caused by 2 elements:
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Swallowing air while eating
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The increase in gas production at the colon:
Usually after you eat your stomach full, there’re some indigestive foods
reserved. The fermentation of those foods will cause lots of gas bubble in the
intestine and intervene circulation and digestion.
Foods that
contain carbohydrate tend to cause lots of gas, such as: beans, starch (except
rice), fiber, industrial foods that contain sorbitol, fructose, milk…
Solutions
The most popular ways to reduce flatulence
and intention is to change your regimen and use medicine.
Change
your eating habits
Some foods mentioned are able to
considerably increase gas production in a group of people but have little
effects on others. Therefore, it’s necessary to define foods that can cause
intention and remove it from daily regimens. One of those foods is the industrial
food which has sorbitol and fructose, most popular factors, so they should be
removed as soon as possible. Scientists also recommend people who have regular
flatulence not to eat sweet fruits after meals. That’s because those fruits
contain lots of fructose which can worsen the flatulence.
It’s
not good eating sweet fruits right after meals.
You should try to eat slowly and chew
carefully. Those not only reduce the amount of air that is swallowed, but also
bring good appetite.
Besides, the eastern medicine recommends
that doing the massage around the bellybutton area strongly and rhythmically at
some levels can reduce flatulence.
Take
medicines
Nowadays, there’re simple drugs that can
reduce the discomfort sickness are widely sold.
Simethicone products (Air-X, Mylicon…) are
one of the priorities. Simethicone is an antifoaming agent, used to reduce
bloating and farting.
As simethicone are absorbed to the stomach
and intestine, it doesn’t cause any adverse impacts and many side effects.
The
simethicone tablets also have min and orange flavor and convenient, so that you
can use them daily as chewing gum after meals.
At present, there’re many pharmaceutical
companies selling chewable Simethicone tablets which are able to turn to
emulsion in the mouth, leading to the fact that it has quicker effects. The
simethicone tablets also have min and orange flavor and convenient, so that you
can use them daily as chewing gum after meals. That will make simethicone tablets
not only have an ability to reduce bloating and flatulence, but also be able to
clean the mouth and bring good breath.
The simethicone pills are able to treat
bloating and flatulence.
·
Activated carbon tablets: The carbon will help absorb the excess gas, which reduces
flatulence. However, those tablets are often big and black so it’s not very
convenient to use; it’s not recommended for young children.
·
Sodium bicarbonate tablets: Those tablets are able to make people eruct; some people like that.
In fact, they just discharge the excess CO2 gas that the stomach can’t contain
more. In the end, the CO2 gas still remains in the stomach and continuously
causes bloating.
If you still have
bloating and flatulence after using those methods, see a doctor to find out the
reasons and have suitable treatment.
On the whole, the major of the flatulence
and bloating cases are not severe but, it causes obstacles to us in our daily
activities. Therefore, it’s necessary to have sensible diets and regimens to
limit those small disorders. Besides, we can have plant origin enzyme in addition
to support our digestions.
