Very interesting item taken from ‘The Doctors Book of Home Remedies’ by Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books.
‘A belch is swallowed air that comes back up - usually, with a noisy, embarrassing vengeance. In fact, 70% of air in the gastrointestinal tract is swallowed air, says Dr. Ernestine Hambrick, a colon and rectal surgeon. A few simple tricks can minimise belching, say doctors.
Skip the bubbly stuff; and bubble gum - Certain foods and drinks are particularly wind-producing. Stay away from sparkling drinks and chewing gum.
Drink from a straw - Drinking through a straw results in less air-swallowing.
Yes! Chew you food - The more quickly you eat, the more likely you are to take in air, says Dr. Hambrick. If you chew your food thoroughly before you swallow it, air is less likely to enter your digestive tract.
Put a few morsels in your tummy - Haven’t eaten all day? If your stomach gets too empty, says Dr. Karlstadt, it’ll fill up with windy air. Problem is, the air doesn’t stay put, but sooner or later comes out as wind - and you can’t control when….’
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