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Remedies for stomach bloating to help reduce gastric pressure and prevent a bulging distended belly.

Stomach Bloating

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What is Stomach Bloating?
What Causes Stomach Bloating?
Help for a Stomach Bloating
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What is Stomach Bloating?

Bloating in the stomach can be a common occurrence – most of us will experience a bloated stomach at some stage of our lives. The feeling of ‘pressure’ and ‘fullness’ in the stomach, that can make it feel as though we are stretched to capacity or weighted down.

What Causes Stomach Bloating?

Bloating is most often caused by trapped gas in the small intestine. This can cause flatulence (passing of excessive gas/wind) painful stomach ache and an uncomfortable feeling when wearing tight clothes. There are a variety of things that can cause this bloated feeling, including digestion problems such as:

Indigestion
Intestinal Gas
Trapped wind
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Dysmotility (a slow digestive system)

Other conditions that may result in a bloated stomach include:

Candidiasis
Coeliac Disease
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)

Bloating can also occur as a result of food intolerance, insufficient Hydrochloric acid in your stomach, insufficient digestive enzymes in your stomach or lack of good intestinal flora (good bacteria normally present in the gut). Whatever the cause, the fact remains that for some reason digestion is hampered and undigested foods are reaching your gut where fermentation takes place causing the bloating.

As a bloated stomach can indicate more serious conditions, if bloating persists or worsens, it is advised that you seek medical advice.

Help for a Stomach Bloating

Natural Remedies

Many herbal and homeopathic remedies have been formulated with specific ingredients to lessen stomach bloating and promote healthy digestion. Herbs such as Foeniculum Vulgare (Sweet Fennel) and Pulsatilla Vulgaris (Pasque Flower) help to alleviate bloating naturally while Arctium lappa (Burdock) is well known as an herbal systemic cleanser to effectively detoxify the digestive system, strengthen weak digestion, and relieve wind, as well as distension (bloating), constipation and indigestion. Natural remedies from a reputable source can address the underlying causes of bloating without causing further stomach upsets.

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Tips to minimize stomach bloating.

Control your food habits and eat slowly.
Limit Buffalo's Milk! 1 OZ (28ml) of undigested milk produces 1 gallon of gas!
Lessen wheat products – they contain Gluten that can produce burning sensations and lead to production of excess gases, resulting in bloating.
Minimize the use of antibiotics. Antibiotics destroy the harmless bacteria normally present in the digestive tract that usually help you digest food. So if you need to take antibiotics at all, be sure to take B-Complex vitamins with it.
Limit sugar and salt. Take only what you need. Excessive sugar and salt in the form of processed foods also causes stomach bloating. Watch out for fizzy drinks too!
If you tend to get a bloated stomach during the pre-menstrual phase, try drinking herbal teas that contain natural diuretics.