Bloated? Fix It Now and Forever

FIX IT FAST Your goal: Get out gas, a by-product of digestion and a major cause of bloating. Experts recommend doing slow bicycle crunches or climbing stairs. Exercises that contract and release abs get your bowels moving, easing out gas and waste, experts say. Other helpers, from Robynne Chutkan, M.D., founder of the Digestive Center for Women in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and author of Gutbliss: Sip tea made with crushed fennel seeds (about 1/2 teaspoon per cup of water), which can relax the gastrointestinal (GI) system, or down a gas-busting OTC simethicone tablet.
Source: The ND Blog: Notes from the Nutritionista by Monica Reinagel, L.D.N., C.N.S. - Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Tags: Health birth control bloat fiber health tips milk Source Type: blogs