Abdominal gases
Abdominal gas is the presence of gases and air inside the gastrointestinal tract, whether in the stomach or in the intestine. The affected person feels abdominal distension and pain that makes it difficult for him to endure, forcing them to be forcibly removed either by burping or by taking out the wind. The number of people with abdominal gas has increased as a result of increased stress and stress in life, as well as eating unhealthy food and fast food. Naturally, these gases are naturally produced in the intestines, in addition to swallowing air while eating or talking, and are usually disposed of without a person’s feeling; because most of these gases are odorless.
Causes of abdominal gases
There are many reasons for the excessive gas in the abdomen, some of which is the result of the daily work carried out by people, including evidence of some serious diseases, and the most important causes of abdominal gases:
- Swallowing a lot of air while you eat, this amount of air turns into gas later.
- Over-eating of meals and food, and lack of interest in food diets.
- Eat hot, spicy, and black pepper.
- Eat rotten meals, and those who love and eat a lot of junk food.
- Drink water during meals.
- Drink soft drinks while eating, or after eating directly.
- Do not grind the food well with the teeth before swallowing.
- Eat in a period where the body feels tired and tired.
- Increase the intake of milk and dairy products.
- Eat vegetables and foods filled with fiber: cereals, lentils, and watercress.
- Indigestion.
- Constipation.
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common gastrointestinal disease, which can cause abdominal pain and swelling, along with diarrhea or constipation.
- Celiac disease, the inability of the body to tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat and barley.
- Lactose intolerance (the sensitivity of milk), where the body is unable to break lactose, a natural sugar found in milk and its products, and thus the inability to drag into the blood.
- Inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
- Poor absorption of food, where the intestine becomes unable to absorb nutrients properly.
- Giardia disease (inflammation of the digestive system) caused by small parasites.
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen.
- Some laxatives.
- Antifungal means.
- Cholesterol – lowering drugs.
- Varenicline, a substance used to help people quit smoking.
Symptoms of abdominal gases
For most people, it is normal for gas and wind to pass between ten to twenty times a day, and the signs and symptoms of gas and gas pain are all too obvious to include:
- Voluntary or forced exit of gas, either by burping or abdominoplasty.
- Tingling, sharp pain or abdominal cramps. These pains may occur anywhere in the abdomen and can change rapidly, and may rapidly deteriorate.
- Swelling, tightness in the abdomen and a feeling of bloating.
- Sometimes, gas pain may be constant or so strong that the patient feels like something terribly wrong is happening.
- Sometimes the patient and the doctor may be confused by some diseases due to the presence of gas in the abdomen, such as: heart disease, gallstones or appendicitis.
- The patient should see the doctor without negligence if he has some of the following symptoms:
- Long-term abdominal pain.
- Bloody stool or any change in stool color or recurrence.
- Weight loss.
- pain in chest.
- Nausea or persistent or recurrent vomiting.
Prevention and treatment of abdominal gases
The aim of the treatment of abdominal gases is to reduce the formation of these gases, and to eliminate the smell foul, and includes medical intervention antibiotic treatment if the symptoms suspected bacterial growth in the digestive system, or infection parasites, and treatment of gases in the abdomen in several ways, including preventive and therapeutic, As well as attention to the main cause of these gases, and these methods of treatment include:
- Folicons help the body get rid of gas, relax the intestines, and rid of bulges and cramps in the digestive system.
- The use of boiled chamomile flower contributes to the expulsion of gases from the abdomen, and treats the pain of colic and abdomen.
- Ground grain helps dissolve gases and treat bloating.
- The boiled circuit also has many benefits in exhaling the gases, treating the bulges in which the abdomen is composed.
- Drink large quantities of water; water helps regulate and clean the intestine, and get rid of gases as well.
- Eating small meals, many people find improvement in symptoms by eating 4-6 small meals a day instead of three large meals.
- Eat slowly.
- Avoid chewing gum; chewing gum makes people increase the amount of ingestion of air.
- Avoid dairy products for patients with lactose intolerance.
- For pulses, it is preferred to ferment these grains before cooking, reducing the amount of soluble fiber, while enhancing the quality of the food.
- Exercise, apart from being good for health, as the practice of light sports, such as walking, helps to improve the functioning of the digestive system, and the elimination of gases, and puff.
- Avoid smoking, because smoking increases the ingestion of air, and irritation can occur in the digestive system, except for single ulcerative colitis patients.
- Some promising studies have suggested the possibility of taking non-harmful strains of bacteria using probiotics to expel harmful bacteria.
- Regulate bowel function is essential, it should be treated with constipation from increasing dietary fiber, or use some laxatives.