Stomach Gas: home remedies for gas, medicine for gas

Stomach Gas: home remedies for gas, medicine for gas

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'Gas' is a product of healthy digestion. Everyone gets gas, the stomach gas is formed due to swallowing air when you eat or drink. When bacteria in your gut ferment carbohydrates, gas forms in your intestine. The amount of gas normally present in the stomach and intestine are depends on the effects of undigested food and colonic bacteria. An average person generates 0.6 - 1.8 L of gas per day. Intestinal gas is composed of various amounts of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane.

Having gas is not dangerous, our inability to control its passage might have some social impacts. Most stomach gas is released when you burp. Also, belching allows your body to release this excess gas.

Following are the signs and symptoms of having gas/excessive gas

  • Pain and cramps in the abdomen.

  • Knotted feeling in your abdomen.

  • Burping.

  • Passing gas frequently.

  • Belching.

  • Bloating (feeling of fullness or pressure in the abdomen).

  • An observable increase in the size of your stomach.

  • Indigestion.

  • Flatulence.

  • Constipation.

  • Diarrhea.

  • Heartburn.


  • Usually, it is not some serious illness, but it is uncomfortable and may interfere with your daily activities.

    Have a look at the common causes of having gas

  • Swallowing air when you eat or drink.

  • Drinking carbonated beverages.

  • Constipation.

  • Chronic intestinal disease.

  • Overeating.

  • Smoking.

  • Chewing gum.

  • Food intolerances.

  • Some digestive diseases and conditions such as celiac disease, gastroparesis, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, etc.

  • Gas may cause due to overgrowth or a change in the type of bacteria in your small intestine.


  • Healthy passage of gas has the following mechanism

    Swallowed air in the stomach remains there for some time and then passes through the digestive tract in small amounts at regular intervals. It moves through the small intestine, propelled by peristalsis. Once gas enters the colon, its propulsion slows down, and the anus releases it in small amounts. We swallow almost no air during sleep, but this is when we pass the most gas.

    Following are some preventive measures of it

  • Eat and drink slowly, don't rush.

  • Do not sit or sleep just after having a meal.

  • Avoid carbonated drinks.

  • Avoid chewing gs and hard candy.

  • Exercise regularly to keep your digestive system healthy.

  • Do not smoke, as with inhalation of smoke you also inhale and swallow air.

  • Treat conditions like gastrointestinal reflux disease.


  • When to see a doctor - if the gas occurrence is painful and persistent with vomiting, diarrhea, blood in the stool, or remarkable weight loss, consult your physician as soon as possible because it can be a warning sign of a more serious condition.

    Manage this condition with these tips

  • Try over-the-counter medicines by consulting your pharmacist or doctor.

  • Try these yoga asanas to get rid of excessive gas and have a healthy gut -

  • - Pawan muktasana (wind-relieving pose)

    - Child pose (Balasana)

    - Paschimottanasana (seated forward).


     

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