Home Remedies For Flatulence

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Home Remedies For FlatulenceFlatulence occurs due to indigestion. When you eat oily, spicy and rich food, sometimes it is not properly digested and it causes gas and wind formation. Flatulence can also be caused due to over eating, stress, smoking and constipation. It can cause extreme discomfort and embarrassment in public places.
There are several home remedies for flatulence which are very effective and safe. Along with following these remedies you should take care of your dietary habits and weight.

10 Home Remedies For Flatulence

Ginger

Ginger aids digestion and prevents flatulence and constipation. Make ginger juliennes’ from fresh and tender ginger; add a pinch of salt and lemon juice to it.

Home Remedies For Flatulence

Eat it with your meals to treat flatulence. Grate 1 inch piece of ginger, squeeze out the juice. Add 1 tea spoon lemon juice and half a glass of warm water and drink the mixture after meals.

Asafoetida

Asafoetida is an excellent herb for treating all kinds of digestive problems. Its regular consumption helps to prevent and treat flatulence. Asafoetida is commonly used in Indian cuisine specifically for this purpose apart from enhancing the aroma of food.

Fry a small piece of asafoetida in pure ghee. Add the ghee to your vegetables to treat flatulence. Dissolve a piece of asafoetida in warm water. Apply the solution around your navel to relieve wind formation.

Fennel

Fennel helps in digestion of wind forming foods like rice, cauliflower, potato and deep fried foods. It is one of the most useful home remedies for flatulence. Lightly roast fennel seeds on a girdle and store them in an air tight jar.

Home Remedies For Flatulence

Eat a tea spoonful of them to treat flatulence. It also serves as a mouth freshener. Soak 1 tea spoon fennel seeds in 2 table spoons of lemon juice. Eat ½ tea spoon after meals to treat flatulence.

Mint

Mint helps to relieve heaviness in the stomach that is caused by flatulence. It improves the function of digestive system and treats flatulence effectively. Mint chutney is served as a side dish with meals in most Indian homes. Take 25 grams mint juice and 30 grams honey.

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Mix them in half a glass of water and drink it in the morning. Do this treatment regularly for two weeks to cure flatulence. Take ¼ cup mint juice and half cup water. Add the juice of half a lemon and drink it to treat abdominal cramps caused by flatulence.

Turmeric

Turmeric is a powerful home remedy for flatulence. It not only treats the problem but it also relieves abdominal pain that is caused by flatulence instantly.

Home Remedies For Flatulence

Mix together ¼ tea spoon of turmeric powder and ¼ tea spoon salt and take it with warm water. Chop raw turmeric, whenever it is available, add a pinch of salt and lemon juice to it and eat it with your meals to prevent flatulence.

Nutmeg

Nutmeg is useful in treating flatulence and stomach pain. It helps to relieve constipation and stimulates bowel movement. Take nutmeg powder and lemon juice in equal quantity and eat it after meals to stimulate digestion and to prevent gas formation.

Lemon Soda

Lemon soda is one of the most effective remedy for flatulence. It gives immediate relief from wind formation and bloating. Mix juice of one lemon and one tea spoon sugar in half glass of soda and drink it immediately after meals.

Home Remedies For Flatulence

Instead of aerated soda you can add a tea spoon of baking soda with lemon juice and sugar, mix it in half a glass of water and drink it after meals.

Fenugreek

Fenugreek has immense medicinal value. It is a very useful home remedy for flatulence and other problems related to the digestive system. It relieves flatulence and it also cures chronic flatulence.

Fry a handful of chopped fresh fenugreek eaves in ghee till the moisture dries up. Eat it with your meals to aid digestion. It is mildly laxative, thus it helps to relieve constipation.

Roast fenugreek seeds on a girdle, grind them coarsely and store in an air tight container. Eat one tea spoon of this powder with warm water after meals to relieve flatulence. You can add a small piece of jaggery to remove bitterness.

Apple Juice

Home Remedies For Flatulence

Fresh apple juice helps to cleanse the intestines and it prevents gas formation. It prevents bacterial growth in bladder and intestines. Drink the juice of one apple in morning followed by half a glass of warm water to treat flatulence.

Coriander

Take one tea spoon fresh coriander paste, add ½ tea spoon sugar and mix it in half a glass of water. Drink it after meals to relieve flatulence. You may take ½ tea spoon of coriander seed powder if fresh coriander is not available.

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