For anyone who has gone through this, recognizing which foods make the belly inflame is essential to avoid this unpleasant sensation also called “abdominal distention”, because it has happened to all of us because of a few sodas, some snacks between meals or some sauces, the inflammation of the abdomen appears and I get the uncomfortable ailments that can be prevented by avoiding the foods that generate it and that are mentioned here.
Dr. Fabio Nachman, Head of the Gastroenterology Service of Favaloro in Argentina, says that, “There are foods such as garlic, onion, high-fat foods and smoked foods, which make the digestive system work slowly and may cause discomfort,” with which the specialist mentioned some of the foods responsible for this and that eat at the moment of a casual aperitif.
On the part of a study carried out by the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Connecticut in the United States, the high rate of stomach and abdominal pain was shown by 75% of the 500 adolescents surveyed; in which the causes ranged from irritable bowel syndrome, through poor diet consisting of excess salt, fat and sugar, as stress, smoking and alcoholism.
In this same sense, it is necessary to point out the sodium, because it raises the pressure levels, so that the high salt foods are a good starting point after highlighting the high fat content, like any frying, due to the greater difficulty that suppose the body to digest them.
Grains such as beans, produce large amounts of gas in the body, so it is advisable to lower the consumption of these to mitigate the problem of inflammation. Likewise, Dr. Patricio Ibañez, a gastroenterologist at the Las Condes Clinic in Chile, assures that the consumption of foods such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and artichoke should be avoided to prevent abdominal distention.
In turn, Dr. Ibañez said in an interview for the Chilean web portal of the Magazine Caras, that “The most important thing is to have a correct diagnosis and that the conditions that can generate more gas in the abdomen can be intolerance to the lactose, gluten intolerance or a condition called intestinal bacterial overgrowth. “
Gaseous drinks also influence, since they generate carbon dioxide causing the stomach to produce gases that accumulate and generate bloating, as well as alcoholic beverages that in addition to this, can irritate the digestive tract, so it is best to consider a shake of natural juices or water at mealtime.
In this way, the food responsible for belly inflammation is evident. However, hundreds of foods with which to please the appetite are still available, such as roast chicken, ideal fat sources such as avocado, fish, rice, nuts and basically any dish not very seasoned and that complies with the aforementioned, so, do not stop delighting the palate.
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