Do you know what causes bloating? Bloating are mostly caused by overeating, eating foods which do not agree with you thus producing excess gas, and constipation. Other causes include menstruation, food allergy/food intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome.
Suffering from belly bloat is a common but annoying disorder. You feel uncomfortable, lethargic, unmotivated, embarrassed because of your bulging belly and the rumble it makes, and are sometimes in pain.
Let take look at 10 tips on how to stop bloating and the basic lifestyle changes you can adopt which are especially effective if you feel bloated after eating.
1. Stop overeating
Eat smaller, more frequent meals for better health and a bloat-free waistline.
2. Change your eating habits
Eating quickly increases pressure on your stomach and produces more gas. So sit down, chew your food well, and eat your meals in a leisurely manner, giving the food plenty of time to digest.
Drinking tea or coffee on the run is equally bad with excess air accompanying each sip and gulp. Savor your beverages by drinking them slowly.
3. Limit sugar substitutes
Sodas, sweets and chewing gum contain huge quantities of artificial sweeteners, especially sorbitol and xylitol which many people find difficult to digest, resulting in bloating, gas and diarrhea. Rather have real sugar than substitutes.
4. Cut out sodas
The bubbles in fizzy drinks cause bloating. Also refrain from drinking excessively hot or cold beverages.
5. Stop eating junk and processed food
Fried, oily food and high salt content cause bloating.
6. Abstain from carbohydrates at night
Bread and pasta cause you to retain water. Avoid eating them at night to be puff-free the next morning.
7. Early morning water and lemon juice
Start your day by drinking a glass of warm water with the juice of half a lemon; it speeds up waste elimination and removes toxins.
8. Eat potassium rich foods
Bananas, cantaloupe, mangoes, spinach, tomatoes, nuts, asparagus and fresh chopped parsley are the type of foods that contain rich amount of potassium which helps to regulate the fluid balance in your body and stop bloating.
If you suffer from constipation, eating sufficient fruit, vegetables and high fiber, such as oatmeal, will improve your digestion and remedy your bloating problem.
9. Drink water
Water flushes out your system and aids digestion. Instead of alcohol, caffeine and colas, drink plain water and natural teas to reduce bloating.
10. Limit excess air
What this means is don’t eat and talk at the same time, don’t rink out of a straw, don’t chew gum nor smoke because the surplus air accompanying these activities can cause you to bloat.
So there you go, 10 tips to get rid of bloating. Adopt these methods in your lifestyle if you frequently suffers from bloating and I’m sure you will get rid of bloating pretty soon.
Alex Marco
