In today’s busy life, people often eat food in a hurry. When we swallow food quickly, it is not chewed properly. Chewing food thoroughly is the first and most important step in the digestion process, because the saliva present in the mouth helps in breaking down the food. If food goes into the stomach without being chewed properly, the stomach has to work harder to digest it, which leads to problems like gas and heaviness.

Many people have a habit of drinking a lot of water while eating or immediately after eating. By doing this, the digestive juices present in the stomach become thin, due to which the food is not digested properly. This results in gas and indigestion. It would be better to drink water about half an hour before or one hour after eating, so that the digestion process can run properly.

Lying down on the bed or sleeping immediately after eating food is also a major reason for gas formation. Lying down causes the food and acid present in the stomach to come upward, causing problems like flatulence, gas and heartburn. Sitting straight for at least 20 to 30 minutes after eating or taking a light walk is considered better for digestion.

Too much fried, spicy or oily food takes time to digest and puts more pressure on the stomach. Eating such food in large quantities increases the possibility of gas formation in the stomach. Apart from this, some vegetables and pulses like kidney beans, chickpeas, cabbage are also considered to be naturally gas producing, hence it is important to eat them after cooking them in the right quantity and in the right way.

Habits like talking too much while eating, breathing quickly or drinking through a straw also fill the stomach with air. This swallowed air can also cause problems like flatulence and gas formation. Therefore, it is better to eat quietly, comfortably and while talking less while eating.

If you improve these five habits, i.e. eat food slowly and thoroughly, do not drink too much water between meals, do not lie down immediately after eating, reduce heavy and fried food, and develop the habit of eating peacefully, then you can get a lot of relief from the problem of gas and flatulence. Still, if this problem is happening again and again or seems more serious, then do not ignore it and definitely consult a doctor, because sometimes it can also be a sign of some other internal problem.