What causes stomach bloating? 4 Ways to Help Relieve, Avoid Discomfort
What is gas?
Bloating is the feeling of bloating caused by a large amount of gas in the stomach. People of all ages and genders will experience flatulence. When you press the upper abdomen with your hands, you will obviously feel the upper abdomen is hard, and you will not be able to arouse your appetite when it is time to eat. In severe cases, it will be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and other behaviors.
What Causes Stomach Gas?
- Emotional factors. Some people will also experience flatulence and indigestion when they are over-excited or under relatively high mental pressure for a long time. In the case of depression and anxiety, insomnia will also occur, which will cause gastric function to decline after endocrine disorders.
Second, disease factors. Suffering from gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric cancer and other gastric diseases will cause gastric function to decline. After the speed of gastric peristalsis slows down, there is no way to quickly empty it, and a large amount of gas will be produced at the same time. Therefore, patients with stomach problems generally need to eat relatively light and easy-to-digest foods, especially eating more porridge and pasta foods can nourish and protect the stomach.
Three, food factors. If you eat food that is not easy to digest, is too hard, produces gas, or expires and deteriorates. These foods are excessively fermented in the stomach to produce gas, or people talk and drink water while eating, or eat too fast. It can cause a lot of gas to enter the stomach, causing gas and belching.
After the occurrence of flatulence, it can be relieved in the following 4 ways to help reduce symptoms of discomfort.
- Massage Zusanli. There is an acupoint on the foot of the human body called Zusanli, which is roughly located on the front and outer side of the calf, four transverse fingers below the outer knee, and the edge of the tibia. Massaging Zusanli can regulate the spleen and stomach, nourish the middle and replenish qi, clear the meridians and activate collaterals, and at the same time strengthen the function of the gastrointestinal tract. Peristalsis can improve indigestion and flatulence, and it can also enhance the body's resistance and reduce the probability of illness. You can directly press with your thumb or middle finger each time, or you can use moxibustion. During the moxibustion process, you should pay attention to avoid burning the skin. If you continue to stimulate Zusanli for a long time, it can also make you energetic and refreshed.
Second, heat the abdomen. Hot compress on the abdomen is a relatively simple way to improve the viscera. You can use a hot water bag or a towel soaked in warm water and place it directly on the stomach to help raise the temperature of the stomach. The speed of strong peristalsis can accelerate the emptying of stomach distension and reduce the feeling of flatulence , When using a hot water bottle or hot towel, pay attention to the temperature not being too hot, so as not to burn the skin. You can also directly massage your hands in a clockwise direction on the abdomen to improve the bloating.
- Appropriate activities. 15 minutes to 30 minutes after each meal, you can walk or take a walk appropriately. During the exercise, you can increase the peristalsis speed of the stomach, promote digestion and absorption, and relieve the bloating, but do not exercise vigorously to avoid Cause stomach pain, gastroptosis, intestinal colic and other phenomena.
Fourth, taking drugs. People suffering from stomach problems can take morphine, Jianweixiaoshi tablets and other drugs according to the doctor's advice to enhance gastrointestinal motility and improve flatulence after experiencing flatulence. Electronic gastroscopy can check whether there are symptoms of mucosal lesions in the stomach, detect the disease in time, and treat symptoms early to avoid aggravation of the disease.
Bloating can be prevented. For example, don’t overeat when eating, and don’t drink water or carbonated beverages while eating. Try to choose light food and don’t eat too much spicy, greasy, hard, or indigestible food. After eating, you can take a proper walk, exercise, and eat an appropriate amount of fruit to help the stomach digest and absorb, which can greatly reduce the frequency of flatulence.