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News India Live, Digital Desk: We Indians are very fond of food. Be it Chole-Bhatura or spicy paneer, when it comes in front of you, you cannot stop your hands. But the real story starts half an hour after eating. Sometimes the stomach swells like a drum, and sometimes sour belches start coming in the throat.
Most of us go to the medical store and say only one thing, “Brother, my stomach is upset, give me gas pills.” But wait! Do you really have gas, or are you a victim of acidity? According to Ayurveda, these two are different things and their treatment is also different. If you take the wrong medicine in the wrong dosage, how will you get relief?
Come, today let us understand in very simple language what is the difference between these two and what are those magical things in the kitchen that can bring you relief.
How to identify: Is it gas or acidity? (Difference Between Gas and Acidity)
These two are very easy to identify, just understand their body signals:
- Gas/Bloating: You can call it ‘air’.
- symptoms: If you feel that the stomach is bloated, there is heaviness in the stomach, and intermittent sharp pain is running here and there, then it is gas. This causes belching and sometimes a feeling of heaviness in the head. Ayurveda it ‘Vata’ It is called deterioration.
- Acidity/Heartburn: Consider it as ‘fire’.
- symptoms: If there is a burning sensation in the upper part of the stomach or in the middle of the chest, sour water comes in the throat, or the taste in the mouth becomes bitter, then it is acidity. There is less pain and more ‘burning’ in this. In Ayurveda it ‘Pitta’ Due to increase.
Why does this happen?
The reason is very clear. Gas is formed when you do not chew food properly or drink a lot of water along with food, due to which the food starts rotting in the stomach instead of being digested.
At the same time, acidity occurs when we consume more chillies, spices, tea, coffee or fried food than required, which causes flood of acid in the stomach.
Ayurvedic panacea treatment available at home
The good thing is that you do not need to take the pill every time. There is a sure cure for this in your kitchen itself.
- If ‘gas’ bothers you, try celery:
gas is its biggest enemy Celery (Carom Seeds)Mix a pinch of black salt in half a teaspoon of celery and take it with warm water, It immediately expels the air trapped in the stomach and you feel light, You can also use asafoetida and buttermilk after meals, - If ‘acidity’ burns, then fennel will save:
When you have heartburn, do not eat hot things (like ginger or black pepper). instead of Fennel Seeds Chew or drink fennel water. Fennel has a cooling effect which calms the stomach fire. Apart from this, cold milk or fresh Amla juice also provides instant relief from acidity.
small change in lifestyle
Friends, stomach is the engine of our body. If the engine is fine, the car will run well. Try to eat dinner 2-3 hours before sleeping. And yes, do not lie down on the sofa immediately after eating, instead sit in ‘Vajrasana’ for 10 minutes or take a walk.
Just recognizing whether you have gas or acidity can solve half your problem. Identify the right one and adopt the right home remedy!