Gas, Acidity, and Indigestion
The reason for combining all three gases, acidity, and indigestion is because they are interconnected. These are very common problems faced by many. Gas occurs when there is proper digestion, but the body is not processing what we eat. Sometimes, it is due to stress that the acids do not release properly. The bad combination of food is the major reason. Types of gases in our body include CO2, H2, and different mineral gases.
These gases occur in our bodies because of indigestion, a combination of food, food habits, and psychosomatic issues, and the major thing is the swallowing of gases. The food we eat or the drinks we prefer should be properly chewed or should be in a sip respectively. Continuously consuming food and drinks and not concentrating on what we are consuming increases to more swallowing of gases.
There are types of vegetables that are gastric which affects person to person as per their gastric powers. Vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower may create gastric problems. Your digestion might be good after eating it all but still, due to some acidic reactions, it can cause gas and acidity problems. There are some types of cereals responsible for fermentation inside the body and affecting health. When we feel gastric problems other allied problems arise like bloating, patching, abdominal pain, and flocculants.
There are two types of problems acute gastritis problem and chronic gastritis problem.
In acute gastritis problems, the person might say their digestion is proper but the leftover residue inside has the possibility of passing the gas which is normal. But if it increases with increased timing as twice or thrice a day then it is an acute problem. And if a person needs some type of medication or treatment and
complains about bloating and being unable to properly chew while eating and swallowing gases can cause chronic gastritis problems. This may create ulcers, redness, or patches inside the stomach. The food we eat is stored inside the food bag and there is a stomach lining present in there which easily digests our food. But when this lining of the stomach becomes thin after being raptured it also flows outside which creates the problem of acidity, gas, or indigestion. The stomach linings play a key role in digesting our food. Being a good consultant consulting the best foods which are regional and seasonal. Nowadays we see people preferring more tastebud-satisfied food rather than routine and authentic foods which disturbs our lifestyle of us. To clear the stomach lining the best food is available in one’s region or which is according to season.
Now when the gas reflects the upper side of the body, then there may be a possibility of people facing the problem of angina pain, heaviness in the chest, or heart attack.
Most gastric problems occur in the middle of the night or after 12. This is due to the food we eat for dinner after the whole exhausting day, the gas refluxes and we face the problem. Being an expert, your first thing is to start your patient with detoxification.
Let all the free residues, toxins, and leftovers inside the body from head to toe be removed by the method of naturopathy for 10–15 days. There are some foods that can create gastric problems such as dried white peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, white lentils, yellow dals, fried potatoes, some bakery foods, and certain fruits in summer like watermelon, muskmelon and various vegetables like cauliflower, raw spinach, cabbage, radish if we eat after dinner then it can cause gastric problem. One should avoid fruits at dinner which can create gas and acidity problems. Aerated drinks like soda, sprites, or others give relief from gas and acidity for the temporary meantime.
To minimize the gastric problem the most available thing is drinking warm water throughout the day. And continuously drink it sip by sip whenever required. This is the best remedy for your stomach. Consume some carrom seeds after your food, about five grams. The other things include asafoetida, black salt, mint leaves, ginger, and garlic include these in your routine food. Add them to your routine food in the form of pastes and spices. 10 ml of cow’s ghee is healthier if consumed daily. Use curd or buttermilk if it suits you because it has good bacteria and works as a probiotic in our body. And make sure you do not prefer curd or milk at night. The ones facing the gastric problem should not prefer raw salads instead prefer to stir fry veggies or sauteed vegetables. To prefer soups for lunch or dinner. Preferring boiled moong water add black salt and asafoetida to it which can relieve your bloating problem. Continue these things for ten days or a week for a better result.
As per the medical, point of view in naturopathy, you can follow a mixed powder consisting of black salt, carrom seeds, asafoetida, turmeric, and dry ginger powder with equal proportions and keep the mixture in an airtight container. Eat directly after proper food twice a day, that is lunch or dinner. If one cannot eat it directly add that mixture to boiling water and until it is half a glass do not let it off the gas. It is the best natural medicine mixture one can have.
Talking about acidity, it is the same as gas. In acidity, the person faces a burning sensation and soreness in the stomach. Due to wrong acidic reactions, the body of a person gets hot at a chronic stage. A person also faces headaches that are severe which convert into vertigo.
Migraine is also faced by the person due to hyperacidity. Due to acidity people also face varicose veins, obesity, ulcers (due to more acidic reactions in the body), and colitis. Recently, it is also seen that people face a deficiency of vitamin B12 and D3 which is seen in people living in metro cities. Dryness of skin, alopecia, hair fall, dandruff, pimples and many more such things are all because of highly acidic reactions and imbalance of the pH level of blood. Blur vision sometimes is because of hyperacidity. Pile fissure is again a problem that arouse due to heavy constipation because of hyperacidity inside the body.
The normal pH of blood is 7.35 to 7.45. And if this number either increases or decreases it will be a major problem for the person. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the pH level and observe the symptoms from person to person. There is a CBC test which can help you to note the blood functioning.
In acidity, a person faces stomach pain, cramps, a burning sensation inside the stomach, maybe continuous vomiting sensation or vomiting, anxiety, stress, and insomnia. Suffocation is also felt by a person going through acidity and gastric problems. A person feels breathless and cannot even swallow food. It is a myth that avoiding citrus food during acidity is good,
but it is not because it provides vitamin C and works as a cleanser which can clean your acidic reflection. It will boost your immunity and improve your digestion. If you have an acidity problem, shift to buttermilk rather than curd. The other things are tender coconut water or sugarcane juice, they are highly alkaline juice on earth. One can have raw mango juice.
The herbs that can also be consumed are wheatgrass juice and fresh aloe vera juice. Suggesting rich dietary foods. Improving fibre intake in foods as if you are consuming 70% cooked food then consuming raw food 30%. Fibre can be attained from raw salads, fresh fruits, flax seeds, etc. The oldest booster grandmas were the black raisins which were soaked overnight, and one can have it in the morning. The fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and whole coriander seeds are helpful to maintain alkaline levels in your body.
People nowadays use purifiers and aqua guards to purify water, but they are most harmful because of the carbon added to it as a purifier. They are eventually harmful to our bodies. Nowadays in whatever way we receive water make sure you only strain it and directly use it or to some extent use boiled water. In the early morning, the saliva on our mouth is present and if swallowed,
saliva itself maintains the alkalinity the whole day. To make acidic powder the following things are needed shatavari powder, avipattikar, Sutshekhar make a dry powder of all three and mix with raw sugar and store the powder in a container. Use it after food, at lunch and dinnertime.
Talking about therapies for this mud therapy is one of the best which can decrease stomach pain, ulcers, heat, burning sensation other abdominal pains by applying mud on the stomach and palms. Mud should be soaked overnight or for 5 to 6 hours and then apply it on the stomach. Try to keep a person fasting and a liquid diet too. If they don’t prefer fasting keep them on a liquid diet by the inclusion of fruit juices, vegetable juices, tender coconut water or detox juices. The result is seen within a week and ulcers majorly get cleared.
Indigestion occurs due to constipation, acidic reactions and other similar problems which are due to routine lifestyle. Secondly, how you chew your food at whatever time you take. Thirdly, schedule of eating your food. Make sure to eat the food as per the required amount by the stomach and not over. Let the food you are eating digest the food you ate before. Following these can solve 50% of the indigestion problem. The rest of the problem would be solved with the help of food and routine.
The cause of indigestion is constipation. It is only because the food we eat is not digested and problems occur inside the stomach. The position of eating food is the cause. To avoid dining tables while having lunch or
dinner and sitting in a cross-legged position. And to cure constipation the home remedy is normal water during anaemia for 1 week and providing dal khichdi to the person. It will be easy for the person to digest and naturally all the digestive juices are prepared.
