Bloating, flatulence and abdominal discomfort often occur not only after copious libations and festive feasts. According to statistics, suffer from bloating out of every ten, even without overeating. In some cases, bloating acquires such magnitude that leads to a marked edema Prevention and treatment of edema - it is important to understand the root cause   abdominal cavity. Bloating and flatulence usually associated with power, so changing the diet and nutrition to help cope with this problem.

How to control bloating

There are three most common causes of bloating:

• Overeating - the most common cause of bloating. To remove the pain, reduce the size of the portions.
• Eating fatty foods. After eating fatty high-calorie food there is an unpleasant feeling of fullness and stomach discomfort. Fats digested longer than proteins or carbohydrates, so the stomach remains longer filled. To prevent bloating, limit fat intake.
• Fast food. Too rapid absorption of food increases the chance of bloating after eating. Treatment is simple - eat slowly. To signal reached saturation brain and appetite disappeared required to twenty minutes. Many weight loss experts believe that slow eating helps prevent overeating.

Products that cause bloating

Difficult to digest food can cause flatulence and bloating. Here are some of the "culprits" bloating:

• Beans and lentils contain oligosaccharides - sugar which is not digested and broken down by bacteria in the gut.
• Fruits and vegetables: Brussels sprouts, belokachannaya, cauliflower, carrots, prunes, apricots. They contain sugars and starches that can cause flatulence and bloating.
• Sweeteners: sorbitol, a sugar substitute, is not digested. Many people do not metabolize fructose, a natural sugar that is added to many food products. To avoid flatulence and bloating, carefully read the information on the packaging of products and reduce the size of servings.
• Dairy products can cause intestinal disorders and bloating if you do not digest lactose (milk sugar).

Whole grains are very healthy, but sometimes it can cause bloating. Useful properties of whole grains due to the high content of fiber, but the fiber - a non-digestible carbohydrates.

Nutritionists recommend to slowly increase the fiber content in the diet to allow the body to adapt. At the same time foods rich in fiber, you should drink plenty of water, as fiber absorbs water. Drinking plenty of fluids helps the movement of fiber on the digestive system and prevents bloating and constipation Constipation - Watch out for food .

When you need to see a doctor

The temporary bloating - universal phenomenon, there is nothing unusual. This is not a cause for concern. But bloating worries you regularly consult a doctor.

Physical barriers, such as scars on the stomach or intestines, impede the normal movement of food through the digestive tract. If the physician finds physical obstacles in the stomach or small intestine, may require surgery to remove these obstacles. Bloating can be caused by a dysfunction of the muscles of the digestive tract. When the function is impaired muscle contraction which typically leads to movement of food through the intestine, the small intestine can accumulate gases causing bloating. In some cases, the gas in the intestines can go in the direction back into the stomach.

How to eliminate bloating

If an exception from the diet or limiting consumption of indigestible food does not solve the problem of bloating, use non-prescription drugs. Need tablets containing alpha-D-galactosidase - the enzyme that breaks down indigestible sugars in whole grains and vegetables. Tablets or capsules containing simethicone, also help to relieve the symptoms of bloating.

If you smoke, frequent indigestion and bloating - another good reason to give up this addiction. Scientists have linked smoking with bloating, heartburn Heartburn - no cause for concern?   and other digestive problems.

Fortunately, bloating is rarely a symptom of serious violations. In most cases, the solution to this problem is very simple - portion control, limiting fat intake and slow meal. These simple means of prevention will protect you from bloating and flatulence Flatulence - when you need to worry about? .

Bifiform - a drug-probiotic, composed of microorganisms - the natural inhabitants of the intestine that help the body digest food and synthesize certain vitamins (eg, vitamin K, folic acid).

The mechanism of action bifiform

Bifiform - a probiotic (a drug containing the bacteria - the natural inhabitants of the intestine), which is produced Danish pharmaceutical company Ferrosan International A / S in the idea of ​​capsules for adults, as well as powder and chewable tablets for children called bifiform "The Kid."

The capsule bifiform for adults contains bifidobacteria and enterococci in a sufficient amount to restore the disturbed intestinal microflora. The capsules do not dissolve in the stomach and enter the intestine in the form of whole and only there dissolve organisms are therefore useful for the desired level of the intestine intact. The chewable tablets and powders bifiform "The Kid" (they are produced with different flavored having fruit and berry flavor) contains bifidobacteria, lactobacilli and B vitamins B vitamins: the body useful helpers   (B1 and B6). Bifiform "Kid" is not a drug, it is a biologically active food supplement.

If you get into the intestine, these bacteria actively colonize the small and large intestine, normalize intestinal microflora, suppressing the proliferation of opportunistic and pathogenic microflora and creating a breeding ground for the rest of the intestinal microflora. This is due to the fact that they produce acetic and lactic acid, thereby inhibiting proliferation of pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic microorganisms.

In addition, cleaning the intestinal mucosa, enhances immunity bifiform Strengthening the immune system - help the immune system As it is in the gut it is the largest amount of lymphoid tissue that is responsible for immunity of the organism as a whole.

In addition, the natural gut flora involved in the formation and absorption of vitamins, releases enzymes that break down food. Especially useful for children bifiform the shortage of the enzyme lactase (it helps to process the milk sugar - lactose) in young children (a very frequent pathology, which usually goes with age). B vitamins, which are included with the composition BUD bifiform "Little Boy", also contribute to the maintenance of normal intestinal microflora. All products bifiform microorganisms resistant to antibiotics Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future? .

Indications and contraindications for the appointment bifiform

Capsules bifiform assigned to the treatment and prevention of dysbacteriosis of different origin in adults and children older than two years. Indications to receive them are:

• intestinal dysbiosis after a course of antibiotic therapy, which led to the suppression of normal intestinal microflora;
• dysbacterioses arising on a background of various diseases of the digestive system;
• acute and chronic digestive disorders, accompanied by diarrhea, including infectious origin (composed of combination therapy), and the stress;
• chronic constipation, accompanied by long-term stagnation of feces in the intestine;
• enzyme deficiency, such as lactase;
• lowered immunity, frequent colds.

Bifiform Kid - recommended for the prevention of gastrointestinal disorders and strengthen the immune system of children Immunity in children - the principles of a healthy lifestyle   up to three years. For example, it is recommended to give children with different travel, the sudden change in diet, for better adaptation to the child's team (for example, when you receive a child in kindergarten), with its constantly circulating infection after infectious and inflammatory diseases of immune reconstitution (especially If antibiotics are used to treat).

Contraindications drugs bifiform bifiform and "Kid" is an idiosyncrasy of its components. Capsules bifiform allowed to apply until the age of two, bifiform "The Kid" - with one year.

How to take bifiform

Apply bifiform capsules prescribed by a doctor. The standard dose - capsule (it swallowed whole without chewing) three times a day, regardless of the meal. For children older than two years and adult dose of the same.

Chewable tablets may be given to children after three years of one - two tablets, two - three times per day.

Bifiform - quality probiotic used for the treatment and prevention of intestinal disorders.

Galina Romanenko