Increased gas formation in the stomach and intestines is caused by a variety of factors. Before taking drugs for bloating - a medicine or folk remedy, you need to establish the cause of digestive disorders. Most often it is poor-quality or heavy food for the stomach, individual intolerance to any products. But increased gas formation can be a sign of serious diseases, such as obstruction, worms, insufficient production of liver or pancreas enzymes, or even intestinal cancer. Therefore, with regular bloating for no apparent reason, you should consult a doctor.
In other cases, from bloating, the medicine can be taken based on the general recommendations set out in the instructions. Drugs that reduce gas formation belong to different pharmacological groups.
Enzyme-based Medicines
With insufficient production of enzymes that break down food in the intestines, beneficial substances will be fermented by bacteria with the release of gas. This effect can be with overeating or diseases associated with the pancreas or a violation of the secretion of gastric juice. To make up the necessary active substances, take drugs for bloating - a medicine containing the appropriate enzymes:
- Mezim Forte - contains three enzymes: lipase, protease and amylase, which break down proteins, fats and complex carbohydrates.
- "Pancreatin" also contains a set of enzymes with proteolytic, amylolytic and lipolytic activity.
Enzyme preparations take 1-3 tablets immediately after a meal, washed down with a small amount of warm water. You can not use the enzyme remedy for bloating during exacerbation of pancreatitis.
Adsorbents
If the increase in gas separation is associated with the use of poorly digested products (milk, legumes, fresh bread), then the problem is solved with the help of preparations containing adsorbents. These substances absorb harmful metabolic products, poisons, toxins and, together with them, are removed from the intestines naturally. Adsorbents include:
- Smecta. The drug is based on natural organosilicon compounds. It binds toxins, viruses, microbes, excess gases. Take 1-2 sachets when signs of bloating appear.
- Enterosgel is an excellent Russian paste preparation. Contains methylsilicic acid converted to hydrogel form. Take 1 tablespoon in between meals.
- White clay (kaolin) has a strong enveloping, light astringent effect, absorbs excess water, adsorbs gases well and inhibits rotting processes. Take 1-2 tablespoons on an empty stomach.
- Activated carbon is taken in the absence of other drugs. The structure of this substance is such that, along with harmful substances and gases, it removes trace elements and vitamins from the body, which is undesirable with frequent use.
All adsorbent drugs for bloating are taken separately from other drugs, otherwise their effect will be weakened. It is necessary to take a break for 0.5-1 hours.
Digestive Enhancers
Increased gas formation can be in case of a violation of the normal microbial composition in the intestine. This happens with prolonged use of antibiotics, diarrhea, malnutrition. In such cases, microbiological preparations for bloating are prescribed. The medicine can be of two types:
- From the group of probiotics - products containing live cultures of beneficial bacteria or yeast. A characteristic representative is Linex, which includes bifidobacteria, lactobacilli and enterococci.
- Prebiotics do not contain live bacteria, but they include special substances that are an ideal nutrient medium for the reproduction of beneficial microbes. For example, โHilak-forteโ is a preparation based on fatty and organic acids.
It is necessary to take such drugs in a course for 7-21 days, depending on the degree of disorder of the intestinal biocenosis.
Spasms
With severe colic, an additional remedy for bloating is taken, which relaxes the intestinal muscles. It can be:
- No-shpa (Drotaverina hydrochloride).
- "Papaverine".
These drugs are contraindicated in cases of low blood pressure and severe heart failure.
Separately, you should focus on the drug "Espumisan." It contains simethicone, which lowers the surface tension of the shell of gas bubbles in the intestine, as a result of which the bubbles break up and the gases are absorbed by the intestinal wall. Take the drug in two capsules 3-4 times a day. Contraindicated in intestinal obstruction.
Folk recipes
Folk remedies for bloating are based on the intake of products that absorb gases and improve the movement of food masses through the intestines.
- Dill seeds. Two tablespoons pour boiling water (200 ml), insist 15 minutes and drink half a glass before meals.
- Millet soak in a glass of boiling water, then knead until milk water appears. Drink 100 ml 2-3 times a day.
- Pharmaceutical camomile. Pour one tablespoon with a glass of boiling water, insist for 2-3 hours. Drink two tablespoons on an empty stomach.
- Reduce the formation of gases in the intestines of caraway seeds, parsley seeds, mint, thyme, yarrow. They can be added to regular green tea when brewing.
Folk remedies for bloating act gently, they need to be taken for a long time.
Means for newborns
Not all bloating medications are suitable for children up to a year old. The following drugs are recommended for this group of patients:
- Dill water;
- Espumisan
- Smecta.
Do not immediately stuff the baby with medicines, normalize the feeding process, follow a lactational diet. If necessary, start treatment with gentle preparations based on dill, chamomile or fennel.
With increased gas formation in adults, first of all, it is necessary to normalize nutrition: eliminate hard-to-digest foods (legumes, cabbage, grapes, beer, milk), switch to the consumption of cereals, boiled or stewed vegetables. In acute cases, Espumisan is taken to relieve symptoms, adsorbents - Smectu, Enterosgel, as well as drugs that normalize intestinal function.