Ask Dr Xiang Jun: What to Eat When Your Stomach is Bloated
A bloated stomach often feels tight and often painful. Even if the stomach does not look distended and swollen, the feeling of fullness and bloatedness can be still there.
There are multiple reasons for stomach to be bloated. It can be due to hormones, stress or other underlying medical conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, gastritis, cancer.
For relief of stomach bloatedness in the long term, the root cause of the stomach bloatedness needs to be diagnosed and addressed. However there are also simple food and diet therapies that can bring ease to the stomach bloatedness first.
Here are some of the foods according to Science and Traditional Chinese Medicine that may be able to help:
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Ginger
Ginger improves circulation and is antimicrobial. Any kind of bloating due to bacteria and parasites can be eased off with ginger.
Ginger is warming in nature according to Traditional Chinese Medicine and can disperse wind and coldness which are prominent in stomach bloatedness conditions.
fennel seeds
Fennel seeds contain organic compounds that are antispasmodic and anti inflammatory. They can alleviate constipation, indigestion and bloating.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, fennel seeds are known to help relax stomach muscles and reduce gas formation and cramps.
Banana
Banana is full of potassium and soluble fiber, therefore it is able to help the body flush out excess sodium and is effective in reducing inflammation. This can then bring about a fast reduction in stomach bloatedness.
Banana is Yin nourishing and gut healing in Traditional Chinese Medicine and can help to ease off bloatedness from gut inflammation.
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