How can I relieve bloating?

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  • Try a low FODMAP diet.
  • Relaxationhypnotherapy, meditation can help to decrease the sensitivity and spasm in the bowel.
  • Antispasmodic drugs reduce the spasms that cause gas to become trapped in the bowel. Peppermint oil (Colpermin, Mintec) also disguise the smell of gas.
  • Bulk laxatives can help some people by encouraging expulsionof faeces and gas.
  • Some Probiotics and Prebiotics.
  • Simethicone, (Gas-X ,Ovol, Phazyme, Windcheaters). is an inert polymer that is said to work by reducing the surface tension of small air bubbles, thereby allowing them to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily eliminated.  

  • Antrantil, a cocktail of herbal remedies

  • Activated Charcoal is said to trap chemicals that are responsible for bloating. Common side effects include black coloured stools and constipation.  Activated Charcoal has had mixed reviews for IBS 

 

 

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