Friday, February 11, 2011

Gas trouble and acidity


People suffering from gas trouble and acidity are generally asked to stop eating sour food, reduce spicy items and avoid lemon. Any number of medicines may give them only temporary relief, but not a total cure. Why? The root cause has not been addressed. Unless you have a very normal bowel movement, you can’t be rid of these symptoms. 

If you drink five liters of water in a systematic way and eat plenty of vegetables, you will get a free bowel movement and so the formation of gas in the stomach will be reduced. In case you don’t get a free movement, you must have an enema. You can use lemon. If you feel uneasy initially, eat only curd rice for lunch and dinner and fruits now and then.

The salt and oil-free diet controls the formation of acids, so you will not have an acidity problem. If you like, you can drink honey and limejuice mixed in lukewarm water. Especially if you suffer from these two symptoms, you should not eat food until you feel very hungry, even if it is time to eat. You can stop medicines one day before beginning your new diet. If you feel uneasiness during this time, you can take medicine. If you don’t feel hungry, your digestion is not proper, and you feel uneasy in the early days, then stop eating sprouted seeds replacing with fruits. You can resume eating sprouted seeds after few days.

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