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• Talking while eating or eating quickly 4. Eat slowly – Chewing your food well
• Bacterial overgrowth in the bowel is the first step to smooth digestion. When
• Food intolerance you eat slowly and chew your food well,
the digestion process does its job smoothly
5 Ways to help you ease excessive gas because you have already minced the food
1. Change of diet – A change of diet does and made it digestion ready. This also helps
not necessarily mean one has to completely the food to get digested easily and can help
go off foods that causes gas. Perhaps a curb excessive gas.
nutritionist could help you plan out your
meals that includes little bit of everything.
The aim here is to make sure that you
have a well-balanced meal that includes
everything in moderation so that your gut is
happy and healthy.
2. Exercise – There are numerous benefits
of regular workouts. When you sweat it
not only helps flush toxins but also makes
your gut stronger. Your metabolic levels are
improved and that helps in the digestion 5. Herbal tea – Drinking any kind of
process. All one has to do is some light herbal tea, especially ginger on an empty
exercises and walk for at least 30 minutes stomach helps speed up digestion. When
a day. This will certainly improve your you are feeling bloated and are in pain,
digestion. drink some tea – ginger, or chamomile,
or mint… it relaxes the digestive tract and
3. Drink water – If you feel the urge of improves digestion. If you have overeaten
drinking water before your meals, then or are feeling cramming a cup of tea will
make sure that you have a 30-minute gap. soothe your stomach and help you keep
When you drink water right before your calm.
meal it flushes down the stomach acid that
slows down the digestion process. When What if the symptoms still persist?
you drink water 30 minutes before that If changing the diet and taking all measures
promote a smooth digestion process that are not improving your digestive issues,
helps reduce flatulence. then you need to find the cause. Often
times the underlying cause could be some
gastrointestinal condition. You need to be
on the look out and get yourself checked to
avoid any risk. Here are some risk factors
that may be causing frequent and excessive
gas issues –
1. Upper gastrointestinal diseases –
Frequent belching could be a sign of upper
gastrointestinal disorder. It includes ulcers,
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