Bloating
Bloating is a common term for gas building up in stomach and intestines. Usually bloating is associated with increased bowel movements. Regardless of cause stomach bloating can be unpleasant.
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Causes
- Fatty foods in large quantities
- Low protein in diet
- Carbonated drinks and alcoholic beverages
- Aerophagia- swallowing of air, common in nervous patient
- Stress and anxiety
- Gastrointestinal infection and obstruction
- Irritable bowel syndrome- presents with abdominal pain/cramps and changes in bowel function
- Lactose intolerance and Celiac disease- intestine not able to digest and absorb certain foods
- Oral contraceptives
- Gall bladder stone
- Colon cancer, rarely
Reduce bloating by:
- Avoiding or reducing the amount of fatty foods
- Avoid gas producing items like:
- Baked beans
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Carbonated drinks
- Chewing gums
- Hard candy
- Fruits such as apple, peaches, and pears
Treatment
- Antacids
- Certain herbs including mint extracts, peppermint herbal tea, and camphor in small doses
- Avoid antibiotics, use probiotics like lactobacillus acidophilus
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