It is very rare people who do not have
gas/acidity problem at least once in a life time. It is important that for
anything, there will be a positive and negative side. Those people are
succeeded in everything who lead life between these two sides. Those who lead
like this, viz. in a moderate level are healthy and long lived in this
world. Somebody will be extreme type in
any behavior and somebody will be below the moderate level. Their health will
also be in fluctuation. But those who are in moderate level, their health will
be the best. So we can choose Moderate level in life.
In this way, to control Gas or Acidity,
we have to choose a moderate food habit. We must do some exercise or job. There
are two types of food, we take daily. They are alkaline and acid types. We can keep safe from gas/acidity if we do
exercise and keep equilibrium of above mentioned habits. But how to keep this
equilibrium?. We are taking alkaline foods and acid foods. Alkaline is good for
avoiding gas. But acid food is also inevitable for body. So we can keep ratio
as 75% alkaline foods and 25% acid foods. All fruits and some items in
vegetables are alkaline foods. Non-veg foods and some veg items are acid foods.
Now a days everybody knows fruits and vegetables are good.
How to form Gas/Acidity
Indigestion, excess digestive enzymes
by using acid foods, without proper exercise or work, long time tension/strain.
All these are caused to form gas/acidity. Following are the list of
acid/alkaline foods.
Alkaline foods
Banana, grapes, cherry, papaya, lemon,
pineapple, tomorrow, cardamom, ginger, coconut, mustard, onion, garlic,
pumpkin, brinjal, cabbage, like foods and vegetables.
Acid foods
Potato, egg, green piece, soya beans,
oats, rice, sugar, milk, meat, fish, oils, bread, dal etc.
Confusing like
a heart attack
Sometime gas/acidity may cause
confusion whether it is a heart attack. We will be forced to go to doctor,
fearing lest it is a heart attack. But,
somebody may be thinking that it will be only a gas trouble, and there may be
chance that it must be a heart attack. Both are problamatic. Gas probably may
effect stomach, chest, brain etc.
Gas and heart burn
Gas forms when we eat acid foods and
sit idle. If we also suffer heart burn, it
would be an uncomfortable condition.
Normally gas problems seen in those who are rich, high lifestyles, fatty people,
and those who are obese. Let us see how it happens. From Esophagus, food travels to Stomach. When
we eat food, if it is chewed properly, it would be easy for digestion. Anyhow, in
the stomach, the digestion starts with the help of digestive enzymes. There is
a valve between Esophagus and Stomach. As soon as the food enters into stomach,
this valve closes automatically. This is normal function. But sometimes, this
valve opens slightly. This causes the flow of Sulphuric Acid, digestive enzymes
like Pepsin, Bile from Bile Duct, into the Esophagus. This results into a
severe Heart Burn.
Gas/Acidity = Ulcer
If we control gas/acidity properly, after
sometime this may convert into Ulcer. Because the digestive enzymes are the
acids which can digest the foods. If the excess gas exists in the system, and
if we do exercise or do hard work, this
acidity will disappear and we can gain health. Otherwise, what happens. By the
excess acid, the soft membrane wall in the intestine may get inflamed and
pored. This soft membrane is capable of bearing the heat of acids. But the
normal skin cannot bear this heat. So, when this acid acts into these pores
there will be inflammation to that skin. This is Ulcer. Once it has become
Ulcer, it would be very painful if we eat spices.
How to get rid
of Gas/Acidity problem
Eat alkaline foods like fruits and
vegetables. Take easy digesting foods. But beware if you are having thyroid
problem, do not always use Cabbage, Use small quantity of tomato, if you have kidney
stone, gall bladder stone etc., Eat small quantity of fish items, and in fruits
Apple, if you suffer from Piles. Do exercise and eat alkaline foods. Any type
of cardio vascular/ aerobic exercises, like walking, running, swimming, cycling
etc. are good enough. Yogasanas like Pavanamukthasan, Pranayama, Janusirasan,
Halsasan, etc. are good. But do only under an experienced instructor. Remember,
if somebody suffers from Hernia, Diarrhea, Hyper Thyroidism, do not practice Yogasana.
For everybody cardio vascular/ aerobic exercises are good. If no relief from
these lifestyles, rush to doctor and take proper treatment.
People normally take antacid tablets to
control gas trouble. But instead of taking regularly these types of medicines,
it would be better to do cardio vascular/ aerobic exercises and taking a
moderate level of alkaline foods. Secondly, self medication is not good. Instead,
try to be in good food habits. Always take a very small quantity food at night.
If gas problem is a regular one, take food 3 hours before going to bed. In
normal stage also take at least one hour
before bed time. For small gas problems, it is not necessary to go to a doctor.
But if you suffer from stomach ache, throat ache, abnormal appetite, we must consult
with a doctor.
If we do regular exercise or work, good
food habit, free from tension, and understand the facts of our own body
language and condition, we will be free from diseases.
