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remedies stomach pain and gas

Your diet can play a decisive role in reducing gas and gastric troubles and pains. Here are few suggestions about the suitable diet:-
  • Try soy food tofu for a high-quality source of protein which is more digestible than beans. Avoid canned beans. If you have to use canned beans wash them thoroughly first. Soak dry beans overnight in water overnight; then cook them in fresh water in the morning until they are soft.
  • Use a lot of liquids.
  • Keep away from foods and snacks which have been sweetened with fructose or sorbitol.
  • Chew your food thoroughly and avoid overeating.
  • Take a 5 to 10 minute walk after meals especially at night to help move meals faster through the digestive system to avoid gas.
  • Stay away from carbonated drinks and chewing-gum
  • Do not drink through a straw. This can drive extra air in stomach.
  • Use herbal tea prepared from anise, peppermint, chamomile or fennel to relieve gas pains.
  • Use simethicone; an (antacid) to help ease gas.
  • Try some exercises like lying on your back and pulling your legs up to your chest to expel the gas this way.
  • Avoid tobacco products.
  • Increase the amount of fluid in your drinks, especially water.
  • Mix one teaspoon of fresh grated ginger with one teaspoon of lime juice when you feel acute gastric pain in stomach, immediately after meal. Also massage your stomach with fennel oil.
  • Take a cup of boiling water; add grated ginger root and honey and it as tea.

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I'd like to learn more and am always on the look-out for great recipes.
Mar 12, 2010, 11:04:00 PM
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