Trapped gas causes bloating pain, usually from slowed digestion, weak enzymes, or bad bacteria. Take digestive enzymes (relief in 30-60 minutes), a ginger-artichoke pro-kinetic to move gas down, magnesium at night, and walk to keep things moving.
Gas itself is not the problem, because if you're eating certain foods, like you're eating beans or a salad or broccoli, you're going to have gas. That's normal. But if you pass the gas and it doesn't bother you, that's totally fine, not a problem. It becomes a problem when that gas is trapped inside of you and it's causing you pain. And trapped gas can present differently in different people. Some people get sharp stabbing pain, Some people get this intense pressure. Other people get cramping. So it really varies. And it can really, the pain can be anywhere in your abdomen. It could be at the top, it could be at the bottom, the sides, but usually it comes down to a problem with one of 3 things in your gut. Okay. The first thing, maybe things are not moving properly through your intestines, so it's getting backed up. The second is maybe you're not, Breaking things down properly. So again, a problem with your pollinators— you're not digesting properly. And the third is maybe you have bacteria in the wrong place. Hmm. So how do you stop bloating fast? First thing, take digestive enzymes right away. Basically what it does, it's going to break down your food. So if you're bloated and you're uncomfortable, go ahead and take 1 or 2 of those and see how you feel. What it's gonna do is start breaking down the food, and within 30 minutes to an hour, you should feel that bloating go down. Wow. Yes. What's another thing you can do? The second thing is take that Prokinetic, that ginger artichoke pill, take 1 or 2 of those, and it's gonna start getting those cleaning waves going so that it moves the gas bubbles downward so you can actually pass those bubbles so they're not stuck inside of you. So that's the second thing. And the third thing is kind of what we touched on, taking that magnesium every night so that you never run into a problem where things are backed up. You can also go for a little walk. Okay, how does a walk help? So walk naturally activates the motility in the gut. The worst thing you can do if you're bloated is to just sit there at your desk. What if you lie down? That's what I always do. I always like to lie down and unbutton my pants. I'm like, I'm so bloated, oh my God. Well, the problem is when you're just Sitting still or laying down. Yep. Everything's kind of stagnant in your gut. Absolutely, yeah. So even if you can just get around, walk around the office, go up a flight of stairs, that gets that motility going. So that's an easy thing that anyone can try.
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