How to comfort your stomach after eating too much

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Whether the temptation is a family holiday meal, a special dinner at your favorite restaurant, or an extra delicious meal you cook yourself, overeating can make you miserable for hours.

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When you wait for the gastrointestinal system to exert its magic and digest food, you can take some simple steps to relieve your stomach discomfort.

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When your stomach is stretched due to excessive food and drink, you can relieve stress by removing anything that oppresses your abdomen from the outside. Remove anything that squeezes between you, such as belts, tights or shaping knives. If possible, change into comfortable pants, pajamas or other loose clothes until your stomach feels better.

When you eat a big meal, you usually swallow quite a lot of air. So if you have the urge to burp, burp - assuming you are in such a situation, burping is not an embarrassing social offence. < p > < p > letting gas escape from the stomach helps to reduce internal pressure and uncomfortable stretching. When you're upright, it's easiest to hiccup because the gas rises to the stomach and is easily discharged through the esophagus.

Go out for a walk

When you want to stop on the sofa or take a nap after eating too much, if you go for a walk, you may feel much better. Walking helps food to drain faster from the stomach and through the intestine. It also helps relieve heartburn, which is often accompanied by stomach discomfort when you overeat. Walking helps reduce the expected rise in postprandial blood sugar and triglycerides.

When you stuff yourself with stomach discomfort, take a rest for at least a few hours. This gives your stomach a chance to empty. If you eat a lot of high-fat foods, the time required to complete an empty stomach will increase significantly. It's better not to smoke or chew gum to avoid swallowing air and further expanding your already swollen stomach. When you want to eat again, try to stick to low-fat foods, such as a small bowl of clear soup and a cup of tea or coffee.

Consider using a digestive aid. If your discomfort persists, you may consider using an over-the-counter digestive aid even though other measures have been tried. Chewing a few acid-fast tablets can help, especially when you feel heartburn and stomach discomfort.

Products containing bismuth salicylate (bismuth pectate, pepto-bismol) claim to relieve various digestive symptoms that may bother you after overeating, including indigestion, heartburn and stomach discomfort. Anti-virus products containing Cimeticam (Gas-X, Mylanta Gas) are especially helpful for your stomach discomfort, high volume of breath and hiccups.

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