Gases
When the gastrointestinal muscles move, a group of enzymes and hormones that help digest the digested foods are released, and the body’s gases are released either by burping through the mouth or through the mouth. These gases are made up of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, as well as oxygen and methane. These gases may also be made up of sulfur, which causes the unpleasant odor that may sometimes come out. Therefore, we will address here the most important reasons that lead to gases and from the father See below.
Causes of excessive gases
- Swallowing large quantities of air: Which enters the mouth while eating or even while talking.
- The breakdown of some foods: Which occurs as a result of the presence of certain bacteria in the large intestine specifically, which cause the breakdown of foods and therefore the exit of gases.
- Eat some foods and drinks: There are many foods and drinks that lead to the formation of gases such as legumes, for example, drinks and gas.
- Some medications: There are many drugs or drugs that lead to the exit of gases as a side effect, for example.
- digestion dysfunction: The incidence of certain diseases or problems related to the digestive system specifically lead to the exit of gases, most notably constipation or obstruction of the intestine in addition to the incidence of a disease called Kron.
- Hormonal changes: Which occurs in women, because the bodies of women are more able to retain liquids, and therefore the exit or the formation of gases.
- Some bad habits: There are many bad habits that lead to frequent gas, such as smoking, eating or chewing gum, as well as eating hard candy.
- other reasons: Most notably the wearing of wide dentures and inappropriate size.
Treatment of gases
Treatment depends on the cause of the gases, when it is caused by eating fast; it is necessary to be treated by eating slowly, but there is a group of herbs or natural recipes that help to reduce the gas and then treat,
- Fennel seeds: Contains a set of antimicrobial substances that cause gases, and thus reduce them and is used as a diuretic, through:
- Eat a quantity of fennel seeds daily, specifically after eating meals.
- Or by adding a quantity of it in water, leaving it soaked for between five to ten minutes, and finally the beverage is filtered and eaten at the rate of three times a day.
- Mint: Mint contains a set of anti-substances that help get rid of cramps that affect the digestive system, and thus calms the abdomen and reduces the gas, as follows:
- Eat peppermint leaves after meals, or add them to foods such as salads.
- Or by boiling mint leaves in water and eating the equivalent of three cups each day.