Ask Dr KK: How to get rid of gas in the stomach?

1.       Eat slowly, chewing your food thoroughly

2.        Exercise regularly to help keep food moving.

3.        Deal with your stress

4.        Don't drink through a straw, and sip your beverages rather than gulp them.

5.        Avoid or limit consumption of foods and drinks that cause you discomfort.

6.        Avoid foods that contain sorbitol or other sugar alcohols (found in drinks, candy, gum and breath fresheners)

7.        Drink plenty of fluids to help move food through the colon.

8.        Substitute Rice for grains that produce gas.

9.        If you are lactose-intolerant try avoiding dairy product.

10. Use spices that are known to prevent or relieve gas such as asafetida, ginger, fennel, turmeric, peppermint, coriander, chamomile and sage.