Causes For Bloating:
- Too much intestinal gas: Which happens due to excessive consumption of carbonated beverages or by swallowing air while eating.
- Improper digestion of food: Overeating due to stress or eating faster leads to indigestion of food. Improper meal timings also lead to indigestion of food.
- Bacterial infection in the small intestine: The small intestine has a tendency to absorb the nutrients from whatever is entering it. When colon bacteria enter the small intestine, it absorbs the bacteria and grows multiple times, which is known as SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO).
- Visceral fat percentage is high: It is the fat that is around the organs and found in the obese category. It is metabolically active, and linked inflammation leads to nonfunctioning or less functioning of the organs.
- Hormonal imbalance: Estrogen fluctuations and progesterone variations can lead to hormonal imbalance. Chronic cortisol levels also lead to indigestion, which leads to bloating. A person suffering from hyperthyroidism can also have a tendency for weight gain, which can lead to improper indigestion.
- Stress: During stress the body has a tendency to release harmful toxins, which slow down the process of digestion and lead to improper bowel movement, and a person can have constipation and water retention.
- Dehydration: When the body doesn’t receive the proper amount of water, then it takes from the conserved water storage, which already contains sodium and some fluids, which leads to water retention, bloating, and constipation.
- Junk Food: Many junk foods contain a high content of sodium. Excessive intake of salt leads to water retention and bloating. Even these junk foods have a low fibre level, which can also lead to constipation, as there is improper bowel movement.
- Constipation: Due to bacteria or less water intake or junk food, stools don’t pass out properly from the colon. It forms the bacteria, which leads to infection, gas, discomfort, and pain in the abdomen region.
- Water retention- Edema: When excessive water is held in the body and not easily removed from the body, which triggers the body to work and leads to bloating and swelling in the body, especially near joints.
How To Cure Bloating:
As there are many ways to cure the bloating, some of the common categories are as follows:
- Food
- Treatment
- Medication
FOOD:
- Less consumption of carbonated beverages.
- Eat slowly and chew the food properly.
- Meal timing should be proper.
- Eat a high-fiber diet.
- Avoid junk food.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Eat probiotic-rich food.
- Avoid chewing gum.
- Do physical activity.
1. Ayurveda: Traditional Solutions for Bloating
In Ayurveda, bloating means agni, which refers to vata dosha. Healing guidelines and yoga help to balance the weak agni dosha. Along with food and herbal treatments, some of the ayurvedic treatments are also available, which help in releasing the bloating:
- Vasti: one of the most common successfully treated procedures, which helps in relieving the Vata dosha. In this, herbal oil or decoction is used to normalize the vata movement.
- Snehana & Swedna: Abhyanga procedure with steam in which warm medicated oil is used to relax the stomach, intestine, and colon, which helps in easy stool passage and gas release.
- Virechna: It means purgation, one of the common treatments of panchakarma, which helps in releasing the toxin from the small intestine.
- Vamana: This is also one of the treatment forms of panchkarma, which helps to release the stubborn toxins from the body in the form of vomiting.
- Udwartana: It is a herbal dry powder massage mix with an oil that boosts up the metabolism and also helps in bowel movement.
2. Pressotherapy: Boost Circulation & Eliminate Toxins
It is a non-invasive treatment done with a medical device, which is used to provide a treatment for the lymphatic system in the lower part of the body. It is also known as pneumatic compression, which helps in eliminating toxins from the body.
Working principle: A person lies down in the presso suit, and all its cuffs are attached with the appliance to create the air pressure. This pressure helps in contraction and relaxation of the muscles with a little pressure, which actively helps the lymph nodes to remove toxins from the body. The treatment time will be 30 mins and can be done weekly.
Treatment Benefits at a Glance
- Removal of toxins from the body.
- Muscle relaxation
- Reduce swelling
- Reduce Edema retention
- Helps in joint pain relief
- Improves blood circulation
- Promotes relaxation
- Massage effects give stress relief to muscles.
Contraindications: Who Should Avoid This Treatment
- Pregnancy
- Kidney diseases
- Heart diseases
- Thrombosis
- Asthma
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Metal implants and pacemakers.
Post-Treatment Care Guidelines
- Stay hydrated.
- Eat light food
- Wear comfortable clothing
- Light activity.
- Medication: In case of any medical condition, medication will be provided by the medical personnel only.
