SNACKS APPROPRIATE FOR BELLY BLOATING

Bloating is a condition where your belly feels full and tight, often due to gas. This is common, especially among older women and those who have had children. However, it can occur to anyone after eating food that is not too okay for your stomach.

Belly bloat can happen when excess gas builds up in the digestive system, or when too much water is retained by your body. 

Below are foods that can assist combat bloating

YOGURT

Yogurt has the active cultures you need to relieve bloating. It assist in digesting, and selecting the brands that advertise high levels of probiotics may better for reducing the chances of bloating. I recommend Greek Yogurt.

PEANUT BUTTER

If you experience bloating consistently after consuming peanut butter, however, it is likely due to either a food intolerance or a food allergy. Peanut butter has niacin, which is beneficial for the digestive process, and improved digestion means that the probability of bloating is reduced. 

PAWPAW

Pawpaw is tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit. It contains  enzymes that can aid digestion, and reduce the likelihood of bloating.

 

BANANAS

Banana potassium that assist fight bloating. It helps the body maintain normal sodium levels. Excess sodium is one of the primary causes of fluid retention that often causes bloating.

WATERMELON

Watermelon contains water, vitamin C and potassium, which can also help prevent bloating by making sodium build-up less likely. 

CUCUMBER 

Cucumbers are helpful to kidney function, which will help eliminate uric acid from the body that can accumulate and promote bloating. Eating a cucumber assist to sodium build-up which promotes bloating.

ASPARAGUS

Asparagus is good as it has a high water content which has a diuretic affect on the body, and helps keep fluid retention under control. It also helps promote the growth of those beneficial probiotic microbes in the digestive tract, which in turn prevent bloating.

GARLIC

Garlic is highly recommended when it comes to body detoxification, and can stimulate the liver to help remove toxins and waste from the body. Waste that builds up in the body can make bloating more likely, and also have other negative effects on overall health.

SPINACH

Spinach can help banish bloat thanks to all the fiber in this leafy vegetable. Also Spinach has health benefits spinach, including boosting your immune system and helping to maintain healthy-looking skin.