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How to reduce bloating in the body?
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How to reduce bloating in the body? - #30986

Neha
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I feel bloating sometimes. And I'm not able to take food properly. My body requires more food but did not get digested properly because of the bloating issues. I am underweight too. I don't know what to do

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Start with Tablet Liv-52 1-0-1 after food with water and Hingvastak churan 1/2 tsp twice daily after food with warm water Ashwagandha churan 0-0-1tsp at bedtime with milk Include black dates peanuts bananas in your diet daily Light exercise is enough for the day. Be relaxed and stress free.

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No Need to worry dear,

First of all avoid excessive vatavardhak ahar vihar like too spicy, bitter, astringent food,pea brinjal,cauliflower etc.

Start taking these medications, 1.Syrup livomyn 2tsf twice in a day with Lukewarm water. 2.Hinguashtak choorna 1tsf with buttermilk twice in a day. 3.Aarogyavardhini vati 1-1-1 4.Ashwagandha powder 1tsf lukewarm milk twice in a day.

Follow up after 1 month.

Take care😊

Kind Regards, Dr.Isha Ashok Bhardwaj.

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Hingwastaka churna-half teaspoon with warm water twice daily after food Chitrakadi vati-one tablet to becho twice daily Ashwagandha churna-1/2 teaspoon with warm milk at night Drink buttermilk milk with rock salt after food

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Hello Neha, this might be due to aggravated vata in the abdominal cavity. I would recommend the following treatment for you - 1. Udaramrit vati -2-0-2 after meal 2. Gashar churna - 1 tsp with water before meal 3. Hingvashtak churna -1tsp with water at bedtime. Diet- Avoid peas, cauliflower , capsicum. Drink ajwain water throughout the day Take light and easily digestible meals. Avoid tea, coffee, alcohol. Yoga- Mandookasana,kapalbhati , vajrasana Lifestyle modifications - Walk for 30 minutes after dinner. Take proper sleep at night.

Follow these and you will definitely get results. Take care Neha Regards, Dr. Anupriya

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​In Ayurveda, bloating (Adhmana or Atopa) and poor digestion (Agnimandya) are often linked to an imbalance of the Vata and/or Pitta doshas, and a weak digestive fire (Agni). When Agni is weak, food is not properly digested, leading to the formation of Ama (toxins) and gas, which cause bloating and other digestive issues. The inability to absorb nutrients properly can also contribute to being underweight.

​Here are some general Ayurvedic recommendations that might be helpful:

​1. Strengthen Your Digestive Fire (Agni): ​Sip Warm Water: Throughout the day, especially before and after meals, sip warm water. It helps to stimulate Agni and cleanse the digestive tract.
​Ginger: Chew a small piece of fresh ginger with a pinch of black salt and a few drops of lime juice before meals. This is an excellent way to ignite Agni. ​Spices: Incorporate digestive spices like cumin, coriander, fennel, asafoetida (hing), and carom seeds (ajwain) into your cooking. ​Avoid Cold and Raw Foods: Cold, raw, and heavy foods can dampen Agni. Try to eat freshly cooked, warm, and easily digestible meals.
​2. Follow an Ayurvedic Diet: ​Eat Mindfully: Pay attention to your food. Chew slowly and thoroughly to aid digestion. Avoid eating on the go or while distracted. ​Eat Smaller, Frequent Meals: Instead of three large meals, try having four to five smaller meals. This can prevent overeating and reduce the burden on your digestive system. ​Eat at Regular Times: Try to eat your meals at the same time every day. This helps to regulate your digestive system. ​Ghee: Pure cow’s ghee is considered a digestive aid in Ayurveda. It can help to lubricate the digestive tract and improve nutrient absorption.
​Herbal Teas: You can drink teas made from fennel, ginger, or cumin after meals to help with digestion.
​3. Lifestyle Adjustments: ​Gentle Exercise: Light exercise like walking or gentle yoga can stimulate digestion and help to move gas through the system.
​Stress Management: Stress can significantly impact digestion. Practices like meditation, deep breathing, and yoga can help manage stress.
​Get Adequate Sleep: Sleep is essential for the body to heal and rejuvenate. Try to get 7-8 hours of quality sleep. ​ Treatment 1) pippalyadi ghrita - 20 ml 2 times with warm water 1 hr after food

2) hinguvastaka churna -3 gm after eating half food 3 times with ghee

3) chitrakadi vati 2 tab - before food with warm water 3 times

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Hello Neha I can understand your concern regarding Bloating and also being underweight but dont worry we are here to help you out😊

Bloating is a common sign of weak digestion, gas accumulation, or imbalance in gut health.

Since you are underweight as well, it means your body is not able to absorb nutrition properly from food, which is why even if you feel hungry, your stomach feels heavy and uncomfortable.

✅FOCUS OF TREATMENT 👉 Correcting your Digestive fire As Digestive fire is improved ➡️ DIGESTION will be improved ➡️So no Bloating This will also improve your absorption of nutritions leading to ➡️ Weight Gain

✅ POSSIBLE REASON (for bloating & poor digestion)

1. Eating irregularly or skipping meals 2. Overeating at one time or eating too fast 3. Junk food, carbonated drinks, excess fried/oily food 4. Excess tea/coffee or very cold foods 5. Food intolerances (like milk or wheat sometimes cause bloating) 6. Stress, anxiety, disturbed sleep (these weaken digestion in the long term)

❌YOU MUST AVOID ABOVE ALL REASON LEADING TO POOR DIGESTION

✅ AYURVEDIC MEDICATION

( This medication will support to improve your digestion)

1 Chitrakadi Vati 2-0-2 before food – for weak digestion, low appetite. 2 Hingvastak Churna – 1 tsp with warm water Just before your lunch ( for bloating and gas.) 3 Takaristham 30ml+30ml water after lunch 4 Avipattikar Churna 1 tsp at bed time with warm water

✅ AYURVEDIC AND HOME REMEDIES

Below are some home remedies which works magically in improving your digestion

1. Ajwain–Jeera–Hing water —- Boil ½ tsp ajwain + ½ tsp jeera with a pinch of hing in 1 glass water, sip warm after meals. Excellent for gas. 2. Ginger tea: Fresh ginger boiled in water with a pinch of rock salt before meals improves digestion. 3. Buttermilk: Take thin buttermilk with roasted jeera powder after lunch. This acts as a natural probiotic. 4. Warm water with ghee: 1 tsp cow’s ghee with warm water or on food helps in smooth digestion and absorption. 5. Fennel seeds (saunf): Chew after meals to reduce bloating and improve taste.

✅ DIET PLAN for Gut Health & Healthy Weight Gain:

👉Eat small, frequent meals instead of heavy meals. 👉Prefer warm, freshly cooked food over refrigerated or packaged food. 👉Include easily digestible protein: moong dal khichdi, paneer, soaked almonds, dates, and milk. 👉Use ghee and healthy oils to increase calorie intake in a digestible form. ❌Avoid excess raw salads, very spicy or junk food. If milk causes bloating, try curd or buttermilk instead.

✅LIFESTYLE TIPS

👉Eat at fixed timings; avoid lying down immediately after meals. 👉Light walking after meals improves digestion. 👉Practice yoga asanas: Vajrasana (after meals), Pawanmuktasana, Apanasana. 👉Pranayama: Anulom Vilom, Kapalbhati – improve gut function and reduce stress. 👉Sleep on time; poor sleep worsens digestion and appetite.

Your bloating is due to weak digestion and poor nutrient absorption. First focus on improving gut health with warm, light, easy-to-digest food, home remedies like ajwain-ginger-buttermilk, and simple Ayurvedic medicines.

Once digestion improves, gradually increase your diet with ghee, dry fruits, and nourishing foods to gain healthy weight.

So, with this small lifestyle changes and treatment you will definately see the changes😊

Wish you a good health😊

Warm Regards Dr Snehal Vidhate

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HELLO NEHA,

the main issue is bloating

In Ayurveda terms -Digestivee fire is weakened or irregular -This leads to undigested food toxins formation -vata dosha responsible for movement, gas, bloating becomes aggravated

So this is vata digestive imbalance, showing up as gas, bloating

TREATMENT GOALS -Strengthen digestive fire-> improve digestion, reduce gas and bloating -Balance vata and pitta-> calm acidity, control bloating -Remove toxin-> detoxify intestines -Prevent recurrence-> long term lifestyle and diet adjustments

INTERNAL MEDICATIONS

1) TRIPHALA CHURNA= 1 tsp with warm water at night for 3months =genlte detox, regulates bowel, prevents gas

2) HINGWASTAKA CHURNA= 1/2 tsp with ghee , mix into food lunch and dinner =reduces gas, bloating, vata imbalance daily with meals long term can be used

3) AVIPATTIKAR CHURNA= 1/2 tspwith warm water before meals if acidity is more for 4-6 weeks(if acidity ) =balances pitta, reduces burning and acid reflux

4) AROGYAVARDHINI VATI= 1 tab twice daily after meals for 6-8 weeks =improves liver function, regulates digestion, clears ama

EXTERNAL THERAPIES

1) OIL MASSAGE= warm sesame oil massage over abdomen in clockwise motion before bath for 10 min daily =calms vata, relieves bloating and improve gut circulation

2) MILD STEAM TO ABDOMEN= improves digestion, reduces ama

HOMME REMEDIES -jeera-ajwain-hing water= boil 1 tsp cumin + 1 tsp ajwain + pinch of hing in 2 cups water-> reduce to 1 cup -> sip warm after meals -Ginger tea= small fresh ginger pieces boiled in water, taken before meals to improve digestion -Buttermilk with roasted cumin + rock salt after lunch not dinner -Soaked fennel seeds water 1 tsp soaked overnight, drink in morning

LIFESTYLE CHANGES -eat light dinner by 7:30-8pm -don’t lie down immediately after eating, wait at least 2 hours -10-15 min slow walk after meals aids digestion -maintain fixed meal timings -avoid overeating and fast eating -reduce stress - stress aggravates both reflux and asthma

DIET

BEST FOODS= moong dal, rice, gourds (bottle gourds, ridge gourd, pumpkin) , leafy greens (cooked), ripe fruits (banana, papaya, apple stews)

AVOID -spicy, fried, oily. , sour, fermented foods -curd at night -carbonated drinks, excessive coffee/tea, alcohol -pulses like chana , rajma, black gram (heavy to digest)

COOKING METHOD= prefer steaming, boiling, light saute over deep frying -use digestive spices (jeera, coriander, ajwain, hing) in small amounts daily

YOGASANAS -vajrasana after meals- aids digestion -Pawanmuktasana- relieves gas -Ardha matsyendrasana- improves digestion and liver function

PRANAYAM -Anulom vilom= balances vata and pitta -Bhramari= calms stress, reduces acid secretion -Kapalbhati= strengthens digestion

-Your current symptoms are mild and occasional-> Ayurveda can manage well with diet, lifestyle, and mild medicines -Focus on digestive health, reducing vata-pitta imbalance and preventing ama formation -Ayurvedic treatment is long term and holistic-> not just for symptoms relief but to strengthen your system

DO FOLLOW

HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL

THANK YOU

DR. MAITRI ACHARYA

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Hi Neha this is Dr Vinayak as considering your problem… no need to worry maa… Just take Luke warm water after getting up… If your are taking non veg completely avoid that Rx- Avipattikar churna 1tsp twice before food with Luke warm water Abhayaarista 1tsp twice after food T Arogyavardini vati 1-0-1after food

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Don’t worry take udaramritham 20ml bd, laghu suta shekar ras 1tab bd Enough

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Bloating can be uncomfortable and, when it interferes with digestion, it can lead to nourishment issues, like being underweight. In Ayurveda, this can often be linked to an imbalance in your Vata dosha or weak agni, the digestive fire.

Firstly, focus on strengthening your digestive fire to improve digestion and nutrient absorption. Start with a cup of warm water mixed with a teaspoon of fresh ginger juice. Consume this 15 minutes before meals; ginger stimulates agni, aiding digestion.

Considering your underweight condition, you’ll need nourishing and easily digestible foods. Include warm, cooked meals like kitchari—made with mung dal and rice—with added spices like cumin, fennel, and asafoetida. Such spices help reduce bloating and aid in digestion. Avoid raw foods, cold drinks, and any processed foods that further aggravate bloating.

It’s important to eat meals at regular intervals rather than snacking throughout the day. Allow at least three hours between meals to give your digestive system time to process the food. Drink sips of warm water throughout the day instead of cold or ice-cold beverages.

Incorporating some lifestyle habits can also help. Practice yoga poses such as Pavanmuktasana (wind-relieving pose) and Vajrasana after meals. These poses can help with reducing bloating by assisting the digestive process.

To address potential Vata imbalances, consider practicing Abhyanga, a warm oil self-massage. Use sesame oil – it’s nourishing and calms Vata. Perform this massage before a warm bath, allowing the oil to soak in for about 15 minutes before washing off.

Though these practices can help, it is essential to consult with a healthcare professional to rule out any underlying medical conditions causing bloating. Overall, make sure these suggestions fit your lifestyle and daily routine — gradual changes tends to be more sustainable and effective.

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Bloating can often be attributed to an imbalance in the vata dosha or an underactive agni, which is your digestive fire. Both can impede the digestion process, leading to discomfort and nutritional issues. Let’s explore a few practices you can incorporate to help alleviate bloating, enhance digestion, and potentially support weight gain.

Firstly, work on harnessing your agni. Consider taking a small slice of fresh ginger with a pinch of rock salt about 15 minutes before meals. This can stimulate digestive enzymes and improve your body’s capacity to digest food. Make sure not to consume too much, as it can be too heating.

Introduce Trikatu churna, a blend of ginger, black pepper, and long pepper—available at most Ayurvedic stores. Taking 1/4 teaspoon before meals with warm water can help kindle your digestive fire and reduce bloating.

Eating habits should shift too. Opt for small, frequent meals instead of large ones. Chew your food slowly to assist the digestive process and eat in a calm environment.

Favor warm, cooked foods, as they’re easier on the digestive system compared to raw, cold foods. Lightly spiced dishes with cumin, fennel, and ajwain can help reduce gas and aid digestion.

Hydration is key, but avoid drinking too much water immediately before or after a meal. Sipping warm water throughout the day supports digestion.

Sometimes stress and a disrupted mental state can aggravate vata. Incorporate stress-relieving practices like deep breathing, subtle yoga, or meditation into daily routine.

If symptoms persist or worsen, it might be suitable to consult with a qualified Siddha or Ayurvedic practitioner who can provide a deep, individualized approach and ensure your condition isn’t linked to a more serious issue.

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