After a long day at work or school, you're starving and once you're home you eat away your exhaustion. When you're done however, you get that uncomfortable pain in your stomach gas! This unpleasant feeling is due to an imbalance in your system that has been caused by the manner in which you consumed the meal you just had.
When food enters your body, your digestive system breaks it down into a form that it can absorb. It extracts the nutrients and distributes it and then gets rid of the waste products. However, if you upset the delicate acid/alkaline balance of your digestive tract, the body reacts in a way that you would know something has gone wrong, thus the discomfort you feel after eating. Outlined below are a few things you can do to improve your digestion and prevent bloating and gas.
1. Chew your food well. Your saliva is alkaline and chewing your food at least 15-20 times before swallowing allows more of it to be mixed in with the food. This is the first step of the digestion process. Chewing your food well also forces you eat slowly thereby keeping you from gulping down air which causes unwanted gas.
2. Do not drink too much while you are eating. When you take in a lot of liquid as you eat, you reduce the alkaline level in your mouth. When this happens, the result is improper digestion.
3. Do not chew gum between meals. When you chew gum, stomach acid is produced and this is not needed when the body is not actively digesting. The acid levels of adults start to decrease at around 38-40 years of age. Try not to chew gum right before or right after eating. If you like gum, choose one made from the natural sweeter xylitol which encourages the production of saliva and is also good for your teeth.
4. As much as possible, drink room temperature beverages. A beverage that is very hot or very cold will lower your enzyme production and this can lead to adrenal exhaustion.
5. Avoid drinking coffee with your meals. Coffee has a high level of acidity and it causes the stomach to flush out its contents before it can be properly assimilated by the body.
6. Have something raw at each meal. The enzymes in raw foods help boost the digestion process. If you eat cooked and processed food most of the time, you may want to take a food enzyme product which does the same thing.
7. Take a probiotic supplement. Probiotics are good bacteria that support colon health and help in the digestion and assimilation of nutrients. They also aid in the prevention of diarrhea especially when you travel and are a good remedy for constipation as well. Also, it is important to take a probiotic after taking antiobiotic medication because this depletes and destroys the friendly flora in our digestive system.
By following these tips, you would be able to enjoy your meals knowing that you will no longer experience bloating and gas. If you still suffer the same thing after trying these tips, it would be best to seek help from your health care provider.
Author Resource:-
Charles Volcolatte is a health and weight loss researcher for www.skinnyasap.com. He writes and researches actively on Weight Loss Information and shares his knowledge at www.skinnyasap.com where he works as a staff writer.
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