Are you one of those who felt embarrassed at a social hangout due to a bad stomach? And tried all sorts of medicines and alternative foods to cure, but failed to find a solution? Don’t worry,for digestive disorder is a common problem in the modern world and it can be cured if you can follow the right steps.

One of the gastrointestinal problems – generally called gas – is a lifestyle disorder. While curing it is a bit tricky, neglecting the problem may lead to more complications. It is necessary to understand this problem and take right measures to overcome the ailment.

What happens when you eat

From consumption of food to expulsion, the digestion process takes many steps. We put the food into the mouth, chew it by adding salivary enzymes and swallow. It goes to the stomach, where various acids and juices are added to disintegrate the food. Then the small intestine further breaks the food and absorbs the nutrients and leads it to large intestine. The large intestine absorbs water and minerals and pushes waste to the rectum. In this process, the gastrointestinal problems may arise anywhere.

Symptoms

The common symptoms include bloating, gas, cramps, constipation and diarrhea.

Causes

While hormonal imbalance, which may happen after middle age, can be one of the causes, other major causes of the digestive disorder are stress, poor diet and unhealthy habits. For women, this problem arises during the perimenopausal or the pre-menopause period.

 Our very unhealthy eating habit can lead to stomach problems. Many of us swallow food without chewing it enough. By chewing food fully, we not only help the digestive process, but also add necessary salivary enzymes, which help digestion. Due to stress or eating in hurry, or eating while doing other works, we create the cause for digestive problems.

Secondly, bad food combination messes up with the digestive health and may cause unhealthy weight gain. Ayurveda says banana and milk as bad combination as they are toxin-forming. It also advices us against mixing of any fruit with dairy products. Here is a list of some foods that should not be taken together.

Stress is one of the modern lifestyle problems, which directly affects digestive system. Polluted environment directly affects mental health which leads to physical illness. Finally, excessive consumption of alcohol and compulsive smoking can also cause this unhealthy condition.

Cure

To have a healthy belly, one needs to rethink of his lifestyle and recreate it. Cures are in the causes listed above if you can think over them. Here are a few steps you can consider in correcting your lifestyle.

• Make it a practice to consume more of water. Experts say men should drink at least 3 liters of water per day while women should consume 2.2 liters.

• As excessive use of allopathic medicine can cause side-effects, try herbal remedies. Alternative medicines are made of herbs and cause little side-effects. Also, they are cheaper.

• Practice Yoga and pranayama, as they help not only physically but also release you of your stress and depression.