Stomach Bloating Remedies

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If you are coping with gas, bloating, stomachaches or heartburn, there are some great natural herbal remedies that have relieve these symptoms for centuries. You may even have some of these right now in your kitchen cupboards. Here’s a table to help you find the right herbal remedy for your condition.

Herb	Use  For	Info
Alfalfa	Rich in chlorophyll, which reduces gas.	Avoid using if on blood thinners
Anise	Edible seeds remedy bloating, flatulence, poor appetite and indigestion.	Member of the parsley family
Bay	Aids digestion, relives flatulence.	Can be made into a tea
Caraway	Relieves belching, flatulence, and intestinal cramps and spasms. Aids in the digestion of starches.	Excellent for children’s digestive issues
Cinnamon	Stimulates digestion. Effective in treating appetite loss and flatulence.	Add it to dairy foods to make them eaiser to digest
Dill	Edible seeds help prevent heartburn, nausea and indigestion	The edible flowers and leaves rich in Vitamin C
Fennel	Edible sees and leaves enhance digestion, ease flatulence, heartburn, stomachache. Helps digest fatty foods.	Member of the parsley family
Flax	Soothes inflammation in the GI tract. Consume 1 to 2 tablespoons of seeds with plenty of fluids to ease constipation. Eat raw or cooked.	Seeds can also be ground up in coffee grinder
Gentian	Helps break down proteins and fats. Improves absorption of iron and vitamin B12. Take tincture 10 to 30 min. before meals for best results.	Used to flavor beverages known as bitters
Ginger	Soothes indigestion, bloating, flatulence, irritable bowel, nausea, and stomach pain. Root is the most effective in dried form.	Pregnant women should taken no more than 1 gram a day
Juniper	Eat up to seven of these berries before a meal to stimulate stomach acid. Helps with digestion and flatulence. Possesses anti-diarrheal  properties.	Avoid during pregnancy
Licorice	Eases acid indigestion, constipation, cramps, spasms, diarrhea, heartburn, stomachache, and irritable bowel. Use deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) to reduce potential of increasing blood pressure.	Avoid in cases of nausea and vomiting. Short term use if pregnant
Linden	Eases indigestion	Herbal tea should be consumed in moderation, is suitable for children
Peppermint	The oil relaxes muscles in the stomach and small intestine, relieving cramping. Useful for flatulence, diarrhea, indigestion, nausea, and stomachache.	Do not drink more than 2 cups a day if pregnant
Rosemary	Aids in digestion of fats and starches	Excellent herb of seniors
Sage	Stimulates digestive secretions, improves digestion of fatty foods, and can help treat diarrhea, flatulence, and indigestion.	Avoid large doses during pregnancy

Now you can start treating yourself with these natural herbal remedies! I can vouch for the ginger, I’ve used it many times when my stomach felt sort of queasy. Helped in no time flat!

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There are two functional causes for heartburn, gerds, indigestion and stomach bloating that need to be talked about in more detail. Your problems can stem from either a lack of enzymes or a lack of proper gastric stomach acid. Here’s a good way to know which one you may be deficient in.

If you have heartburn, stomach acid reflux, abdominal bloating, stomach discomfort and gas that occur within the first 15 to 30 minutes after you eat, the cause is likely low gastric stomach acid secretions. If these affects happen after 45 minutes, the cause could be a lack of sufficient enzymes.

Gastric stomach acid or hydrochloric acid (HCL), can be taken as a supplement at mealtime. Begin slowly with about 600 mg. at one of your large meals. If it does not aggravate your symptoms, take 2 at the next large meal and so on until you feel a warmth in your stomach. At that point you know you can back off one tablet and know that whatever dose your at, will be correct for you. Of course take smaller doses at smaller meals.

You can also try digestive enzymes. These actually help a lot of people since most foods we eat are cooked and the enzymes are destroyed at any temperature over 120 degrees. Digestive enzymes are best taken from multi-enzyme vegetarian sources. Look for supplements that contain bomelain and papaya these are protein digesting enzymes. Follow the label for correct dosage.

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Contrary to what you will hear from the mainstream medical community, acid reflux is not caused by eating things like tomatoes, spicy food or peppermint, or worse yet, that there is no cause–it’s a “medical mystery.”

Wrong.

The primary cause of acid reflux is overproduction of acid in the stomach due to eating acid-forming and poorly combined, foods.

When you eat foods that don’t digest well together, your stomach overproduces acid trying to get the job done.  All that acid has to go somewhere, and that somewhere is usually up…especially at night when you’re trying to sleep.

The symptoms of acid reflux consist of a burning sensation that radiates up from the stomach to the chest and throat. Heartburn(acid reflux) is most likely to occur in connection with the following activities:

• After a heavy meal.
• Bending over.
• Lifting.
• Lying down, particularly on the back.

But when you eat foods that digest easily together there is no overproduction of acid.  Your foods pass through the stomach and into the intestines nice and easily like they should, and you are not left with a pool of acid and feeling like a fire-breathing dragon afterwards.

Shelly and thousands of others have experienced lightning fast relief from acid reflux, and have said bye-bye to medications for good.

Here’s Shelly’s story:

First let me say I have NEVER written a testimonial for anything.  Because I have never tried anything that worked like the advertisement claimed…until NOW.

I always figured the people were getting paid for their testimonials anyway so I didn’t believe them.  But at least as far as this testimonial goes I am NOT getting paid to tell my story.

I felt I should write this because I have never experienced anything like this.  I was taking 2 medications a least  twice a day, and Rolaids inbetween.  I had reflux so bad I had to sleep with the head of my bed elevated.

I don’t remember how I came across Great Taste No Pain to be honest with you, but I am so glad I did.  I downloaded the Pain-Free in 1 day test drive and thought “Yuck–I don’t want to eat any of this.”  But I thought what if this
really works, so I ordered the program.  And what a deal!

I tried the recipes and they are wonderful!  I love the sandwiches suggestions, and that was one of the things I said “yuck” to!

I had such a hard time believing that something as simple as changing the foods you combine together could stop reflux and heartburn, that I experimented for a month and a half before I decided to write this.  I would go a few days eating the “Pain Free” way and think, “OK I’m better now so
I can eat whatever.”  Wrong!!

Now (by choice) 99 % of the time I eat “Pain Free.”  I still “cheat” 2-3 times per week, and yes that does require a anti-acid at times, but not always.  But that is soooo much better than before!!  I can’t say THANK YOU enough.

I would also like to add for all you people like me that are skeptical of something so simple, just try it.  I think you will be as impressed as I am.

And pain free.

Thank you Sincerely,

Shelly Lindsey

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There’s an expression that says, “If you think you have it bad, think again.  There’s always someone worse off than you.”

Here’s Diane’s fascinating story about multiple medical problems and ending 35 years of pain, pills and being a shut-in:

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I am 63 year-old woman who was basically a shut-in as going out was simply too risky.  My only outings were to visit my children or to church, on a good Sunday!

I was in my late twenties when I started having difficulties with my intestines.  The doctor felt that an infected uterus might be the cause and I had a
hysterectomy.

The problem did not go away and more issues began.  I was told I had loose bowel syndrome.  It was suggested that I avoid wheat and milk.  A year or so later, I was told I had a hernia.  I was told to avoid seeds.

Then I became more and more sick.  It took four years for them to diagnose fibromyalgia (then called fibromyositis). My own family doctor did not believe in FM and basically made me feel like a hypochondriac.  After all, I had great blood work, my blood pressure was fine, I had no cholesterol problems, so why was I complaining?!

So he prescribed Motrin to help cope with the pain of fibromyalgia. I had bladder problems, digestive problems and it all was always blamed on FM.

Then the problems with acid began and, twenty-five years ago, I started taking Losec.  It was then that my doctor mentioned the danger of Motrin (Ibuprofen) on the stomach. I immediately stopped taking them and decided to cope with my pain through prayers and meditation.

For the next ten to fifteen years, I took Losec.  My doctor retired and I went to a new doctor.  I told her about my stomach, which felt like it twisted and went into spasm when I made certain movements, so she prescribed
Domperidone for Motility.  It greatly helped.

But then my bladder problems became so bad that she sent me to a urologist who diagnosed Interstitial Cystitis and told me to avoid fresh fruits and raw vegetables.

The acid problem was no longer being controlled by the Losec so, a few years ago, I was switched to a few others but, none seem to help.  I was sent to see a G.I. who prescribed Prevacid and told me I had GERD.

I must say Prevacid seemed to control the acid but once I started taking them, I was catching every cold or bug around me.  My doctor suggested that I needed more sleep and because I was up 10 to 12 times a night to go to the
bathroom, so she prescribed Desmopressin Acetate Oral Disintegration (DDAVP MELT).

That made a difference to my sleep and I would wake up only once or twice a night.

I also suffer from a Vestibular disorder (inner ear problem) which gives me vertigo and nausea.  Nothing seems to help.  I caught the H1N1 flu in September and I was sick until early January.

That was my state, two weeks ago, when I decided to give your plan a try.

Within HOURS I felt better.  After two days, I took a long walk with my husband, which I had not done in months.  I had energy.  I quit taking the Prevacid and the Domperidone.

I cannot believe the difference this has made in my life. Last night I actually slept through the night without having to go to the bathroom.

I was out for four hours yesterday without searching for a public washroom.

I can stand wearing a bra and inches have gone around my stomach.  I have lost four # yet I am not hungry.  I am enjoying the fruits so much, as well as whole wheat again.

All of me feels better. I have taken long walks every two days since I started the plan.

I thank my daughter and son-in-law for answering my prayers, but most of all, I thank you for your book and your plan.  This book, along with the wallet size card, and the recipe book are my favourite reading material for now!

Diane L.
British Columbia, Canada

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