Better Digestion

There is nothing worse than feeling bloated. Your stomach hurts, and no matter what you do you just cannot seem to discover a comfortable position. Doe this sound familiar? If this has described the way that you feel at times, then you suffer from distension. This is a swelling involving a part of the human body - in this particular case the stomach.

Distension is caused by a build up of excess gas that has collected within the intestines. There are a few reasons why it occurs.

Consuming your food quickly without allowing the time to chew it well before swallowing it is one of the main causes for excess gas to build up. In today’s modern world, time always seems to be so short. Everyone is always rushing here, there, and everywhere without a spare minute to lose.

The problem with this is that less and less people actually sit down to eat their food properly. The days of actually sitting around the dining-room table as a family and eating a meal together in a civilised fashion have disappeared.

Nowadays it is all eating from a tray in front of the television or games console, or quickly grabbing something to eat whilst doing a million other tasks at the same time.

Digestion systems are suffering in today’s world. To most people food, has just become a component that we require to survive, and it does not really matter when or how we consume it, just as long as we do!

To give yourself better digestion there are a few simple rules to follow:

• Eat slower

• Chew your food

• Do not slouch over whilst eating, try to sit up straighter

• Always sit down when eating

• Do not consume food lying down or standing up

Please always consult your doctor about your health problems. This blog is for information only - Not for diagnosing health conditions.

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