In simple words, bloating is when your belly feels swollen after eating. This swollen belly can make you feel uncomfortable, nauseous and difficult to carry on with your regular work.
Why does it happen?
Bloating is caused by excessive gas production or disturbance in the movement of the muscles of the digestive system. It can cause pain, make you feel stuffed and uncomfortable.
Bloating means excessive amounts of solids, liquids or gas in your digestive system. Around 16-30 per cent of people report having experienced regular bloating, which makes it a very common problem.
Here is a simple drink by nutritionist Luke Coutinho, which when consumed for two-three weeks will solve your problem of bloating:
You will need
1 teaspoon of psyllium husk (Isabgol), 1 glass (200-250 ml) of water and 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.
How to prepare
In a glass of water, mix the psyllium husk and apple cider vinegar in the before mentioned quantities, stir it properly. Your drink is ready.
If you find the taste of apple cider vinegar too hard, you can add only one tablespoon of it instead of two. You can even skip the apple cider vinegar and simply have a teaspoon of psyllium husk in water.
Make sure to consume this drink 20-30 minutes before you have your breakfast, lunch and dinner to see the effective results.
Also, make sure that the apple cider vinegar you use has mother culture because if it doesn’t, it will be of no use. Mother culture enables the right bacteria to work as prebiotic in your system.
How it works
Having this drink will help reduce bloating, flatulence and feeling of gassiness that you experience after meals. This drink helps your stomach secrete a little more acids that helps breakdown protein and bacteria from the food that we eat. The drink is also great for your gut health.
You can also try
If you are having this drink twice daily, you can add a small amount of cinnamon powder to one of the glasses. This will help control the blood sugar spike, which is a common phenomenon after every meal.
Also
It is not necessary that one drink will suit all. It’s absolutely normal if the drink doesn’t suit your system. Everybody is different and unique in its own ways.
If you want to see any noticeable changes, consume this drink for at least 2-3 weeks regularly.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article should not be considered as a substitute for a physician’s advice. Please consult your treating physician for more details.
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