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Belching
The facts
Eat small meals, and eat slowly.
Certain foods and beverages are particularly gassy or puffed up with air. Watch out for "carbonated or foaming beverages, or dishes made with beaten eggs or whipped cream
Smoking, sipping through a straw, chewing gum and sucking hard candies can add to the trapped air in your stomach and contribute to belching problems. Drinking from water fountains, cans and bottles can also be blamed.
Work to reduce your anxiety level," recommends Dr. Talley. "Sometimes you're swallowing air because you're anxious."
Don't try to belch. Many people don't realize that a forced belch will backfire, When you try to force up the trapped air, you often swallow more air at the time or just afterward, so you end up getting more air down than you actually remove.
Let your coffee cool a bit. "When you slurp a hot beverage, you swallow air,"
Naturals that can be taken
anise,
cardamon, |
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