Abdominal Bloating: Causes, Home Remedies and Prevention

Posted by Mankind Pharma on August 31st, 2021

There would hardly be any individual who has never experienced bloating as this is a common condition that often occurs due to our food or lifestyle choices. Bloating or gas can often be extremely uncomfortable and make people feel restless and even unwell. Although most people brush it off, considering it a temporary condition, repeated episodes of excessive bloating may need medical attention.

However, before the situation blows out of proportion, people can try to control it with the help of certain lifestyle changes like the following:

• Avoiding chewing gum as it leads to swallowing a lot of excessive air

• Avoiding carbonated drinks as much as possible

• Avoiding foods like cabbage, beans, and lentils that usually lead to excessive gas and bloating.

• Consuming dairy products that do not have too much lactose

• Eating or drinking slowly and limiting the use of straws as much as possible

With a few of these lifestyle changes, people can always avoid gas formation. Another quick way to get rid of discomfort due to gas is by using OTC products like Mankind Gas-o-fast, which has no side effects.

Home Remedies to get rid of Bloating

Bloating doesn’t always happen due to an underlying physiological condition but is often a result of wrong eating habits and can be easily treated with the help of home remedies. Here are a few quick remedies that can help in managing gas.

• Sipping water combined with freshly squeezed lemon juice

• Having a glass of water containing OTC herbal products like gas o fast

• Eating raw ginger or having a cup of ginger tea

• Chewing fennel seeds 

• Acupuncture

Although most of the time, bloating happens due to certain lifestyle choices, there can also be some underlying conditions that can lead to bloating. These physiological conditions are as follows:

• Overgrowth of bacteria in the GI tract or even deficiency of the good bacteria in the GI tract

• Impaired gas transit

• Changed gut mobility

• Abnormality in gut reflexes

• Malabsorption of food and carbohydrates

• Constipation

• Visceral hypersensitivity

• Fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity due to certain physiological conditions

• Celiac disease

• Injury or perforation of the GI tract leading to escape of gas 

• Impaired pancreatic function

An individual experiencing chronic bloating must seek immediate medical help, as it can be due to any of the symptoms mentioned above. 

However, the intervention of a specialist like a gastroenterologist is required in the case of severity if someone experiences the below-mentioned conditions along with bloating:   

• High fever

• Diarrhea

• Severe and prolonged abdominal pain

• Unexplained weight loss

• Vomiting

• Blood in stools or dark tarry looking stool

• Severe heartburn

One of the ways to tackle it any time is by drinking a glass of Mankind gas o fast, as it can give immediate relief from bloating and its related discomfort. 

Although there are medications for almost all physical ailments, it is always better to lead a healthy lifestyle to avoid such issues from cropping up.