FLATULENCE

FLATULENCE

Distension of the stomach and intestine owing to excess of wind in the system, it is called Adhmana in Ayurveda.

Symptoms

Loss of appetite

Indigestion

Breathlessness

Headache

Sleeplessness

Causes

Aerophobia, or swallowing of air.

Faulty dietary habits like eating too fast or eating too spicy food.

Logical factors as anxiety, fear and grief.

Hyper-salivation due to gastritis.

Reflex from angina or chronic cholecystitis.

Fermentation in gastro-intestinal tract due to inadequately cooked starchy foods.

Deficiency of pachaka pitta or disorder of samana vata.

Herbals

Ginger (Zingiber officinalae)

Hing (Asfoetida)

Diet

Avoid pulses, beans, and fatty foods.

Have lots of curd and butter-milk.

Lifestyle

Take rest after having a full meal.

Drive your worries away.

Yoga

Peacock (Mayurasan)

Knee to Chest (Pawan Muktasan)

Leg Raises

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