There are many reasons for bloating. Sometimes some dietary reasons may cause bloating, and mental influences may also cause bloating. Bloating will make the body feel uncomfortable, and it will also affect digestion. This condition needs to be relieved as quickly as possible, so how do you get rid of bloating? How to massage to eliminate stomach bloating? Let me introduce it to you below.
1. How to massage to relieve gastric bloating
(1) Neiguan point
Massaging Neiguan point can help eliminate gastric bloating. Neiguan point Located about three finger widths above the horizontal stripe of the wrist, use the thumb of the other hand to press firmly 20-30 times and massage for 1 minute, which will gradually reduce the feeling of gastric bloating.
(2) The lower epigastrium
is located in the abdomen, very close to the spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine has a principle of acupoint selection, which is called "selecting Zhangmen acupoints near the patient", which means selecting acupoints around and near the affected area.
(3) Zusanli
It is located four fingers below the outer knee and on the edge of the tibia. Under the patella of the knee, you can feel a bump (the lateral condyle of the tibia), and further outward, a little diagonally below, there is another bump (the head of the fibula). The line connecting these two protruding bones forms an equilateral triangle with the base downward. The vertex of the equilateral triangle is Zusanli point. Press for 6 seconds and lift your hand off once, repeating 10 times, which can promote gastric acid secretion and relieve pain.
(4) Pinch your fingers to prevent flatulence
The four seams are special points for eliminating food and stagnation. It is not a single acupuncture point, but a collective name of four acupuncture points, which are located at the midpoint of the horizontal stripes at the intersection of the first and second knuckles of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. The use of Four Seams is very effective in treating indigestion. When massaging, use a sitting or lying position. Generally, use your thumb or middle finger to press the acupoints with your fingertips until you feel a little pain. Do it 2-3 times a day for a week to relieve the symptoms of bloating, stomach pain, and indigestion.
(5) Zhongwan
It is located halfway between the lower end of the sternum and the navel. It is a very important acupoint in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. About a palm above the belly button. During acupressure, lie on your back, relax your muscles, and press hard with your fingers while exhaling slowly. Remove your hands after 6 seconds. Repeat 10 times to make your stomach feel comfortable. When you have stomach pain, use acupressure to massage the Zhongwan point to relieve pain.
(6) Warmly smoke Zusanli
After serious illness or overwork, mental fatigue, and persistent abdominal distension, you can use dry mugwort leaves to burn Zusanli acupoint (at intervals of 1 to 2 seconds) cm), ginger-partition moxibustion can also be used. About 5 minutes each time, 1 or 2 times a day, for 3 to 5 days.
2. What to eat when you have bloating?
1. Pumpkin - detoxifies and protects the stomach
Pumpkin has become a popular trend in recent years due to widespread rumors that eating pumpkin has weight loss and beauty effects. hot. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Pumpkin is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridian." It can replenish qi, reduce inflammation, kill bacteria, and relieve pain. The rich pectin it contains can "adsorb" bacteria and toxic substances, including heavy metals, lead, etc., and play a detoxifying role. At the same time, pectin protects the stomach from irritation and reduces ulcers.
You can cook porridge or soup with pumpkin for breakfast to nourish the stomach.
2. Carrots - enhance resistance
Carrots are sweet and mild in nature. Chinese medicine believes that they "lower qi and nourish the middle, benefit the spleen and diaphragm, moisten the intestines and stomach, calm the five internal organs, and have good health" The effect of food." Rich carotene can be converted into vitamin A, which can improve eyesight and refresh the mind, enhance resistance, and prevent and treat respiratory diseases. Carotene is fat-soluble, so it is best stewed with meat and tastes better. Elderly people suffering from gastritis often experience stomach bloating and discomfort. They can insist on drinking a glass of radish juice every morning and evening, either green radish or white radish.
You can squeeze out radish juice with a juicer. You can also split the radish in half from head to tail, scrape it into puree from top to bottom with a small iron spoon, and squeeze it with both hands a few times to make radish juice. alright. Radish has the function of smoothing Qi and moisturizing the stomach.
3. Cabbage - a natural appetizer
Crab cabbage is flat in nature and sweet in taste, non-toxic, and enters the stomach and kidney meridians. Cabbage is one of the best vegetables recommended by the World Health Organization and is also known as a natural "appetizer".
The vitamin K1 and vitamin U contained in it can not only resist gastric ulcers, protect and repair gastric mucosal tissue, but also keep gastric cells active and vigorous, reducing the chance of disease. People suffering from gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers can drink broccoli juice every day, or mix it with honey to promote ulcer healing.
Dietary Cabbage Juice
Formula Cabbage
Effects and Applications Cabbage juice clears away heat and dissipates stagnation, diuresis and detoxifies. Suitable for preventing the occurrence of gastric cancer.
Preparation method: Wash the cabbage leaves, dry them and squeeze the juice.
4. Spinach - nourishes blood and facilitates constipation
Spinach is sweet and cool in nature. It can moisten dryness and nourish the liver, benefit the stomach and intestines, and relieve constipation. "Dietotherapeutic Materia Medica" contains: "Benefiting the five internal organs, clearing the stomach and intestines, and detoxifying alcohol." Spinach can promote gastric and pancreatic secretion, increase appetite, and aid digestion; the rich fiber can also help intestinal peristalsis and facilitate defecation. However, spinach has high oxalic acid content, which hinders calcium absorption. You should avoid eating it with high-calcium foods such as tofu and seaweed, or lightly boil it before cooking to remove the oxalic acid.
250 ??grams of fresh spinach boiled in soup and eaten as light food, twice a day: cures high blood pressure, gastrointestinal heat, chest and diaphragm boredom, and dizziness.
5. Sweet potato - nourishes the stomach and removes accumulation
Sweet potato is neutral in nature, sweet in taste, and nourishes the spleen and qi. "Supplements to the Outline of the Compendium" records: "It nourishes the middle, warms the stomach, and fattens the five internal organs." It can be eaten in cold weather to nourish the stomach with righteous energy, transform food and remove accumulation, and can clear the intestines and lose weight. Many people think that they fart a lot after eating sweet potatoes, but this is actually caused by gastrointestinal motility. However, the starch content in sweet potatoes is very high, which will be converted into glucose after eating, so it is not suitable for diabetics. Sweet potato porridge
Wash the sweet potatoes (the ones with red, purple skin and yellow heart are best), cut them into small pieces with the skin, add water and japonica rice to cook the porridge. When the porridge is ready, add an appropriate amount of sugar, and then Boil it for two or three times. Selected from "Porridge Book".
6. Papaya:
Contains papaya enzyme, which helps to decompose and accelerate protein absorption, and can relieve indigestion and gastritis. Papaya is also a good food for strengthening the spleen and stomach and treating stomach pain. Papaya is cold and is not recommended to be eaten on an empty stomach.
Therapeutic recipe for nourishing the stomach: papaya and grass carp tail soup
Ingredients: 1 papaya, 100 grams of grass carp tail.
Preparation method: Peel and cut the papaya into pieces, put the carp tail into the oil pan and fry for a while, add a little papaya and ginger slices, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook for about 1 hour.
Food effects: The papain in papaya helps the digestion and absorption of food, and is effective in indigestion, dysentery, stomachache, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, etc. The lipase in papaya can break down fat into fatty acids, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption of fat in food. Papain can also promote and regulate the secretion of pancreatic juice, and has a therapeutic effect on indigestion caused by pancreatic insufficiency. Grass carp, sweet in taste and warm in nature. Function: Warm the stomach, neutralize digestion and resolve stagnation.
7. Ginger:
Promotes blood circulation and can relieve stomach pain caused by cold weather; ginger is also used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat nausea and vomiting, and is very helpful for patients with stomach problems. Patients with gastric ulcer and gastroesophageal reflux should use less.
Ginger and jujube drink:
5 slices of ginger and 10 red dates, boiled in water instead of tea. Pepper and ginger porridge: Add 1 gram of pepper noodles to 50 grams of rice or millet and cook it into porridge. It is suitable for those who have severe pain due to cold stomach, severe pain due to cold, tasteless mouth, and general vomiting of water.
8. Yam:
Strengthens the spleen and stomach, replenishes kidney qi, promotes digestion and absorption, and its thick texture also protects the stomach wall and promotes appetite. Patients with long-term stomach discomfort leading to loss of appetite can eat more. Nourishing yin and stomach, yam, lily and jujube porridge
The raw materials are 90 grams of yam, 40 grams of lily, 15 jujubes, 30 grams of coix kernels, and an appropriate amount of rice.
Clean the yam and cut it into broken rice grains. Wash the japonica rice, put it into a pot, add lily, jujube, and coix kernels, bring to a boil over high heat, then change to low heat and slowly simmer into porridge.
Effects: Yam has the function of nourishing the spleen and stomach; lily clears away heat and moisturizes; jujube and coix seed strengthen the spleen and stomach. The combination of these ingredients can nourish yin, nourish the stomach, clear away heat and moisturize. This porridge is especially suitable for patients with gastric disease whose TCM syndrome is insufficient stomach yin. Patients often present with dull epigastric pain, hunger and loss of food, dry mouth and throat, weight loss, red tongue with less coating, and thready pulse.
3. Causes of gastric bloating
1. Low gastrointestinal function
Some people have low gastrointestinal function, especially after eating. Just sit on the sofa and watch TV. In this way, the gastrointestinal motility will not move, and the food will accumulate in the stomach. Over time, the food will ferment and produce a large amount of gas, causing flatulence.
2. Unreasonable dietary structure
Eating too much high-protein or high-fat food can easily cause changes in the intestinal flora, which is conducive to the survival of bacteria and causes gastric bloating. . Drinking too little water or eating too little fiber food can also cause constipation and flatulence.
3. Eat a lot of gas-producing foods
Fermented foods with high sugar content (such as bread, cakes, etc.) and some foods that are not easy to digest (glutinous rice, dairy products, etc.) etc.) can also easily remain in the stomach and ferment, producing a large amount of gas and causing bloating.
In addition, drinking soda, cola and other drinks that produce a lot of gas can make your stomach feel bloated instantly. Therefore, people who are prone to gastric bloating should try to consume less of the above foods.
4. Entering a large amount of air when eating
If you talk loudly or laugh while eating, it is easy to eat a large amount of air, even cold air, into the stomach, which will also cause gastrointestinal disease. Feeling uncomfortable in the lower abdomen and bloating. Therefore, develop the habit of not talking or talking less when eating, and try to avoid eating big meals or chewing gum in an environment with low temperatures and facing the wind.
5. Disease factors of gastrointestinal accidents
There are many causes of flatulence. In addition to gastrointestinal causes, there are liver, gallbladder, pancreas, peritoneal diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. , infectious diseases, etc. can cause flatulence. For example, when there is inflammation, reflux, or tumors in the stomach and duodenum, gastric emptying will be delayed, and food will continue to exert pressure on the gastric wall; at the same time, excessive fermentation of food in the stomach will produce a large amount of gas, further increasing the pressure in the stomach. If the height increases, gastric bloating will occur, resulting in a feeling of fullness and pressure in the upper abdomen.
6. Excessive mental stress
In life, if you are in a stressful environment for a long time, it can directly affect the physiological function of the human gastrointestinal tract, leading to indigestion, gastrointestinal problems Low peristalsis may also cause gastric bloating.