Treatment for gas can be done through changes in diet, home remedies or medications prescribed by the doctor, such as Luftal, which reduce the symptoms caused by gas, such as pain and abdominal swelling.
When feeding changes are made for 2 to 3 weeks with the help of abdominal massage and the gas does not decrease, then you should consult your doctor to check the source of the gases and prescribe medication if necessary. To know more about remedy for gases see: Remedy for gases.
Learn all you can do to get rid of the gases in the following video:
Treatment for intestinal gas
The treatment for intestinal gas is made with changes in food, increasing consumption of food with fibers such as All Bran cereal, wheat germ, almonds or eating 5 times a day fruits or vegetables.
In addition, food that forms gases such as beans, chickpeas, cabbage, turnip, avocado or egg, for example, should be excluded from feeding.
To know more about foods that cause gas see: Foods that cause gas
However, not all of these foods cause gas in the same individuals, so in order to know the foods that cause the gas, one should first eliminate one food or one food group from the diet at a time. Each exclusion should last between 3 and 5 days to evaluate the results. For example, eliminate legumes such as beans, chickpeas, fava beans, lentils or peas for 3 days and then eat peas if increasing the gas is because the pea is a food that causes gas in that individual.
Treatment for fetid gases
Treatment for fetid gases is done by excluding or decreasing the intake of foods rich in sulfur, such as:
- Garlic;
- Cod, shrimp, beef, mussels, egg, fish;
- Cabbage;
- Beans, lentils, soybeans;
- Wheat germ.
Besides reducing the consumption of these foods it is necessary to drink water, about 1.5 to 2 liters per day. One way to drink more water is by making a specific tea that helps eliminate gas, such as lemon balm and fennel tea, learn more about this tea in: Tea for Intestinal Gases
Treatment for stomach gas
The treatment for stomach gas is to avoid chewing gum, talking while eating or eating too fast to eliminate the possibility of swallowing air, as well as eliminating soft drinks and fizzy drinks.
