Bloating and wind can be caused by several reasons:-
- Sugar reacting with the bad bacteria in our stomachs
- food intolerance
- constipation
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Coeliac disease
- If you know it is not IBS or Coeliac disease the following recommendations are to relieve occasional bloating:-
- During a bloating episode reduce your intake of sugar, onions, beans, cabbage, sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower
- Take the following supplements:-
- Peppermint (targeted release) tablets or Peppermint Tea http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/pukka-peppermint-licorice-tea-60007078
- Probiotics – Pro-Intensive https://www.highernature.co.uk/Products/pro-intensive#.WIt26OQ1z4g
- Vitamin and mineral supplement https://www.highernature.co.uk/Products/Advanced-Nutrition-Complex#.WIt2GuQ1z4g
- Vitamin C https://www.highernature.co.uk/Products/true-food-vitamin-c#.WIt2ZeQ1z4g
- Flax seed oil https://www.highernature.co.uk/Products/flax-oil#.WIt2lOQ1z4g
- Hemp seeds or Hemp oil https://www.highernature.co.uk/Products/hemp-seed-oil#.WIt2teQ1z4g
- If the bloating is caused by IBS or Coeliac disease, find advice for them under the A-Z menu.