Flatulence: 5 Ideas to avoid being the butt of the joke
Some have more of it than other, and usually, what we eat and drink is the culprit.
Everyone does it, and it can provide for some amusing moments, even if you are the butt (sorry, couldn’t resist) of the joke.
However, letting one rip in an important business meeting, or on a first date, can be horribly embarrassing.
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Here are five tips, as recorded in The Doctors Book of Home Remedies, that may help.
(As always, if symptoms are severe, seek professional medical help).
1. Lay off the lactose: Go easy on the diary foods.
2. Avoid wind-promoting foods: This can pertain especially to carbohydrates which the body struggles to absorb.
3. Fight off fibre-induced flatus: If you’re adding fibre for health reasons, start with small amounts.
4. Use charcoal: Some studies have found that activated charcoal tablets are effective in eliminating excessive wind.
5. Quick relief with OTCs: Pharmacists say that dimethicone-containg products are still the most popular in reducing wind.
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