Excessive accumulation of gases in the intestine often appears due to the use of products that cause increased gas formation. These include such a widespread vegetable as cabbage. We will find out why flatulence appears from the use of cabbage, what to do, how to cook, so that this does not happen, and what varieties of it do not cause this condition.
Why does the stomach swell (inflate) from cabbage?
Almost all varieties of cabbage consist of coarse fiber. On the one hand, the body needs fiber and is good for the intestines. On the other hand, its digestion requires a large number of protein molecules and enhanced digestion.
Did you know? The presence of sulfur allows the use of cabbage juice for gastrointestinal ulcers and gastritis. Every day for several weeks, take 2 times 100 ml of young cabbage juice with the addition of a teaspoon of olive oil.
The digestive system, which is poorly functioning due to diseases or age-related changes, experiences difficulties in assimilating such food. This causes excessive gas formation and constipation. The unpleasant odor released in this case is exacerbated by the presence of sulfur compounds in this vegetable.
What to do and how to get rid?
If the reception of white cabbage dishes caused such an unpleasant phenomenon as bloating, then you can get rid of it with pharmacy drugs or folk remedies.
Drug therapy
The following groups of medications allow getting rid of flatulence:
- Enterosorbents - activated or white coal, Sorbex, Smecta, Neosmectin, Polysorb, Polyphepan, Entegnin. They absorb an excess of gases and harmful substances, activate the digestive tract.
- Defoamers - “Espumisan”, “Infakol”, “Bobotik”, “Cuplaton”. These drugs break up large vesicles, which improves their absorption and excretion.
- Prokinetics - “Motilium”, “Domperidon”, “Trimedat”. They contribute to better intestinal motility.
- Antispasmodics - “No-shpa”, “Spazoverin”, “Spazmol”, “Bioshpa”. It will help if bloating is accompanied by pain.
- Combination drugs - Meteospasmil, Pancreoflat, Pepfiz. “Meteospasmil” includes a combination of antispasmodic and sorbent, and the last two drugs consist of antifoam agents and enzymes that promote better absorption of food.
Folk remedies
There are many popular recipes to get rid of flatulence:
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- Fennel seed infusion (dill, caraway seeds, anise). When preparing a medicinal infusion, 2 teaspoons of seeds are brewed with a glass of boiling water and kept for several hours. Consume ¼ cup 4 times a day.
- Chamomile tea. Relieves cramps and pains, soothes mucous membranes. Take 1 tbsp. spoon of dry raw materials from the pharmacy and pour 200 ml of boiling water. Insist 20-30 minutes and strain through a sieve. Drink 2-4 times a day for ½ cup.
- Peppermint Tea Pour 250 ml of boiling water 2 tbsp. tablespoons of mint and drink during the day before meals.
- Herbal tea. A drink from equal parts of chamomile, lemon balm and oregano will be useful. Insist 30 min 1 tbsp. a spoonful of a mixture of these herbs in a thermos and drink a glass 3 times a day.
- Parsley root infusion. Pour 3 teaspoons of raw materials with a glass of boiling water and leave for 8-10 hours. Use before meals 1 tbsp. spoon of infusion 3-4 times a day.
- Herbal harvest. Take a mixture of 1 part mint, 2 parts chamomile, 2 parts dill seeds, 2 parts marshmallow root and 2 parts licorice rhizomes. Pour 1 tbsp. collection spoon with a glass of boiling water and close the lid for 40 minutes. Sieve through a fine sieve or cheesecloth and drink several times a day.
Other flatulence foods
Not only cabbage promotes bloating.
Important! If all gas-forming products are excluded from the diet, and the stomach continues to swell, a medical examination should be performed. This situation can be caused by intestinal parasites, dysbiosis, inflammation and gastrointestinal tract disease.
There are other products that cause the appearance of gases:
- beans, soybeans, peas;
- radish, turnip, radish;
- bow;
- mushrooms and artichokes;
- whole grain products, bakery products;
- all cereals except rice;
- grapes, pear, apricot, sweet cherry, cherry, plum, apple, peach, melon, figs, dates;
- Jerusalem artichoke;
- carbonated drinks, beer, kvass and juice;
- milk, kefir, fermented baked milk, ice cream.
Do not forget about the known gas-forming combinations of products:
- legumes with brown bread;
- milk with bread, fish or meat, sour fruits;
- sweet juices with protein, starchy or salty foods;
- jelly with sweets.
Important! When taking dairy products, flatulence occurs due to a lack of the lactose enzyme in the human body.
How to cook cabbage, so as not to swell the stomach?
It will not swell much from a vegetable if it is subjected to heat treatment. In boiled, baked and stewed form, cabbage does not so much cause the appearance of gases. You can cook dishes such as stewed cabbage in tomato, vegetable stew with cabbage, soup with cabbage, borsch. It will be useful to combine cooked cabbage with rice or beets, since the latter help with the accumulation of gases in the intestines. The use of pickled product does not cause severe flatulence.
From which cabbage there is no bloating?
Perhaps from any cabbage to one degree or another there will be flatulence. In addition, it depends on the individual characteristics of the body.
Least of all comes from the soft types of this vegetable, such as:
- broccoli;
- color;
- Brussels
- Savoyard.
Did you know? The intestines of a healthy adult contain about 1 liter of gaseous compounds, and remove up to ½ liter of gas daily. With flatulence, the volume of exhaust gases can be more than 3 liters.
Cabbage can cause increased gas formation, but heat treatment, pickling and the intake of milder varieties significantly reduce this phenomenon. If you excluded cabbage and other gas-forming food from the diet, but flatulence did not go away, it is better to get a doctor's advice on this.
