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Increased flatulence in the intestines.

Causes of increased gas formation.

According to statistics, in 100% of completely healthy people, symptoms of increased gas production appear from time to time and are associated with natural digestion processes, as a result of which some of the substances are converted into gases, which are based on nitrogen, hydrogen, methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide. A portion of the mixture of gases that make up the air is swallowed by a person at the time of eating or swallowing liquid. This process of gas entering the gastrointestinal tract is called aerophagy. Especially often aerophagia accompanies people who tend to eat at high speed, in a hurry, poorly chewing portions of food and swallowing large pieces. Occasionally aerophagia can occur when speaking with intermittent swallowing. Sometimes the cause of excess gas accumulation in the intestine is the diffusion of gases from the bloodstream, for example, when climbing to a great height.

But at the same time, increased gas production in the intestine is the most frequent symptom accompanying diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. And if aerophagia can be fought by controlling the speed of food intake, or watching yourself during conversations, taking breaks to swallow saliva, then increased gas production in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract requires more attention to the problem, since in many cases it is accompanied by painful symptoms that are difficult to overcome ... The source of pain lies in the process of excessive inflation of the intestinal walls when a large amount of gas accumulates in certain segments of it. Usually, such an uneven distribution of gases in the intestine is associated with functional disorders (impaired intestinal motility) or with microflora disorders and the growth of the population of microorganisms responsible for fermentation processes (intestinal dysbiosis).

Typical signs of increased gas production in the intestines:

umbling in the stomach
Belching
Feeling of fullness in the abdomen (bloating)
Abdominal pain
Possible displacement of the localization of pain.

How to get rid of increased gassing?

Treatment of increased gas formation is carried out in a complex manner. For effective treatment, it is necessary to change the diet: refuse foods that provoke excessive gas formation (soy, peas, beans, beans, lentils, cabbage, mushrooms, lettuce, radishes, turnips, radishes, sorrel, spinach, apples, raspberries, gooseberries, grapes , raisins, rye bread, fresh yeast bread and pastries; kvass, beer, whole milk, alcoholic drinks, carbonated drinks; apple, grape and the like juices). The consumption of certain foods should be limited: fatty meats and fish, refined carbohydrates (sugar, pastries, cakes, sweets, sweet pastries, sweet juices).

Introduce fermented milk products, unsweetened biscuits and wheat crackers, cereals from various cereals into the diet; lean meats and fish, hard cheeses, boiled beets.

A prerequisite for suppressing excess gas formation is the restoration of the intestinal microflora. For these purposes, take lactobacilli, bacteriophages (according to the identified strains that colonized the intestines). To speed up the digestion and evacuation of food from the intestines, digestive enzymes are prescribed.

Prescribed drugs - defoamers (which include dimethicone, simethicone) and adsorbents (activated carbon and others).

As a carminative, you can use homemade remedies for the treatment of increased gas production (infusions of dill or fennel seeds - a tablespoon of seeds is poured with a glass of boiling water, infused until it cools down and drunk three to four times a day). And several other plants have similar properties for removing gases from the intestines.

Successful treatment of increased gas production depends in most cases on the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction, causing disturbances in peristalsis in any part of the gastrointestinal tract.

Stressful situations play an important role in disturbances of peristalsis, and for this reason, in order to establish gastrointestinal motility, it is necessary to adhere to positive emotions, avoid conflict situations, and avoid the stressful effects of the environment by any available means.

It is necessary to get rid of bad habits that provoke aerophagia: do not talk while eating, eat slowly, chew pieces of food thoroughly, talk not "avidly", but slowly, it is advisable to give up chewing gum and smoking.