It’s awkward! It is clear that the process is natural, and from the point of view of physiology there is nothing shameful in this, but try to get rid of embarrassment - but what is there, try not to burn with shame if in public the gases from the intestines burst out, with sound and smell! After all, it is impossible to be constantly focused on the processes taking place inside, it is unimaginably difficult to constantly restrain oneself, moreover, while the stomach is so unpleasant and painful. What to do, how to get rid of flatulence?
First of all, do not give in to despair, but try to figure it out and find the causes of increased gas formation. By the way, is it elevated? This is indeed a natural process, and on average for women, for example, gases are released about fourteen times a day. Sometimes this goes completely unnoticed, but sometimes, of course, embarrassment happens. But even if this happens more often for you, and it is difficult for you to contain the gases, this does not mean at all that you are ill with something. It is possible that you should just be more careful about what and how you eat.
So, you noticed that after lunch you often have a stomach swelling. What to do in this case? Look - are you too lean on beans, cabbage, sweet corn? And indeed, all vegetables and fruits significantly increase gas production. Of course, you do not need to abandon them - there will be more harm to the body than good. Cook the beans correctly: soak them thoroughly, preferably overnight and with a spoon or two vinegar, and then boil them thoroughly. While eating (no matter what you eat), chew food carefully, do not rush and do not talk - thereby you will avoid getting air into the intestines, and there will be much less gas. For the same purpose, discard carbonated drinks. Coffee, chocolate and even tea can also cause gas formation, irritating the large intestine, so limit their consumption.
Now you are eating right, but you still often have a swollen stomach. What to do next? Take a walk! Yes, yes, immediately after eating do not sit down and go to bed, but take a short walk or just walk from room to room. This helps the food masses to move in the intestines without stagnation. Anyway, movement is life, including life without flatulence. Exercise and exercise help the body secrete hormones that stimulate intestinal activity.
If you nevertheless have settled down, you can literally “shrug the clouds with your hands”, from which the stomach swells. What to do? Stroke the stomach in a clockwise direction, rotate the imaginary pedals with your feet, pull and relax the abdominal muscles several times. With all this, you help your stomach, disperse gases, improve peristalsis.
We intentionally did not touch on the medical topic ahead of time, so that you would not have the false impression that the problem is most easily solved with drugs. This advertisement has already imposed an associative series: “The stomach swelled. What to do? Accept Mezim (or Smecta, or some other adsorbent)! ” But excessive faith in pills never brings to good, and you are more likely to "sit down" on them than to get rid of the problem. Of course, to get rid of the discomfort of a swollen abdomen or to prevent embarrassing situations associated with communicating with people, to take even ordinary activated carbon is a justified and acceptable solution. But this, in any case, is not a cure. You suspect that you have problems with the gastrointestinal tract - be nice to see a gastroenterologist, not a pharmacy. This is the surest answer to the question of what to do if the stomach is constantly swollen - consultation with a specialist will never hurt.
And finally - a recipe for traditional medicine. It is not so simple, but effective. If you have at your fingertips fennel fruits, mint leaves and valerian root, this kit will be very useful at the moment when your stomach is swollen. What to do with these gifts of nature? Crush in equal proportions (about a tablespoon), pour a glass of boiling water, then let it brew for half an hour. Drink a third of a glass three times a day - you can not worry about gases!