If you constantly feel bloated or gassy, then you can cut down on foods and food habits that worsen symptoms of gas in the abdomen said Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal, President Heart Care Foundation of India and MTNL Perfect Health Mela.
As per traditional Ayurveda, foods that split equally into two parts produce gas. The examples are pulses, Rajma (Red Kidney Beans), Chole (Chickpeas) etc. One should cook them after soaking them in water for few hours or cook them with asafoetida.
Foods that grown on the ground surface such as cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage etc. if eaten raw produce gas. Similarly, foods that grow under the ground e.g. onion, radish, carrot etc produce gas if eaten raw or without soaking them in water.
What can be done?
1. Cut down on gas-producing foods such as beans, dairy products, bran and whole wheat foods.
2. Limit gas-forming vegetables such as onions, broccoli, cabbage and brussel sprouts.
3. Limit gas causing fruits such as peaches, apples and pears.
4. Some people are fructose-intolerant and do not tolerate fruits.
5. Those who are fructose-intolerant may find that many sodas contain fructose and produce the same problems.
6. Limit sugary fruit drinks and carbonated soft drinks.
7. Limit artificial sweeteners such as maltitol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol and other sugar alcohols, as they can increase bloating.
8. Several habits can increase the amount of air you take in. These include: Eating too quickly, gulping beverages, loose or poorly-fitted dentures, drinking though a straw, excessive swallowing due to nervous tension, excessive swallowing due to postnasal drip and chewing gum or sucking on candy.
9. Avoid swallowing excessive air by eating slowly and chewing thoroughly. If you gulp food, or eat too quickly, you may swallow excess air, leading to gas and bloating. Normally, about half of passed gas comes from swallowed air.
10. Too much stress can cause your stomach and colon to go into spasms, leading to uncomfortable gas and bloating. When under stress, one also eats more.
11. Exercising helps the body to absorb gases in the colon. Aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes every day can help to counter constipation.
12. Lactose-intolerance is a relatively common food allergy. Milk, dairy products, and medications that contain lactose can produce gas. Lactose that is not completely digested will pass to the colon where gas is produced by the bacteria trying to break it down.
13. Certain vegetables produce more gas. Baked beans, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Lentils and Lima beans and Fatty foods (they slow digestion, giving food more time to ferment).
14. Starches that produce gas are wheat, corn and potatoes
15. Some drugs such as those that inhibit digestive enzymes or contain indigestible sugars like lactulose or sorbitol, can cause gas-related symptoms. Antibiotics are known to cause excess gas because they kill the beneficial bacteria in the colon that normally aids in digestion.
16. Most people tilt their head forward when they use a straw to drink. This puts the air in your mouth above the liquid when you swallow and leads to more gas in your system.
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