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| Home Remedies for Gas |
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Home remedies for Gas.
- Vitamin C in tablet form may cause gas, particularly amounts in excess of 500 milligrams. So, decrease the dosage and replace the C with citrus fruits — they’re high in C. Also try potatoes and sweet peppers, two high-in-C vegetables
- Pumpkin calm the tummy, and best of all, it cuts down on flatulence. Try some baked, steamed, or broiled. Or, make yourself a simple pumpkin soup.
- Yogurt with acidophilus ease digestive woes, including gas. But the yogurt must have live acidophilus, a bacteria that helps with digestion
- Cardamom seeds speed digestion. Add them to sautéed vegetables or to rice or lentils before cooking. You can also chew whole pods or steep pods in boiling water for more than a few minutes to make a tea.
- Cloves pep up digestion and get rid of gas. Add 2 to 3 whole cloves to rice before cooking. Sprinkle on apples and pears when baking. Or steep 2 to 3 whole cloves in a cup of boiling water for ten minutes, sweeten to taste, and drink.
- Coriander helps in the descending movement of foods being digested and can ease cramps, hiccups, bloating, and flatulence. Squash the seeds into powder and add to foods such as vegetable stir-fry. Its flavor really enhances curry and Middle Eastern dishes, too.
- Fennel seeds may be one well worth acquiring if you’re overwhelmed by gas. Fennel’s digestive powers are so good that in India, fennel is customarily eaten after a meal to help digestion and freshen the breath. For gas, drink it as a tea by steeping 1/2 teaspoon seeds in 1 cup boiling water for ten minutes. Or, shake over them over those gassy vegetables during cooking or add to stir-fries. If you’ve acquired the taste, fennel also works well cooked into figs, apples, pears, and plums.
- Stir 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda into 1 cup cool water. Skip the ice water; it can start digestive spasms that cause gas. Drink after meals.
- Turmeric may stop a gas problem altogether. Turmeric is one of the lots of flavorful and curative spices found in curry powder. You can add turmeric itself to rice or season a bland dish with curry powder, which contains turmeric. Though you use it, it helps ease gas.
