Conditions·Digestive

Bloating.

You feel like your belly is swollen and tight, sometimes uncomfortably full even though you haven't eaten much. Usually it's excess gas building up in your intestines, though sometimes fluid or other things accumulating in the abdomen can cause it too.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine · China · c. 200 BCE

Takes After meals

Food stagnation bloating formula

Bao He Wan (保和丸)

Reduces bloating, distension, sour belching, and sense of fullness after a heavy meal.

You'll need

One classical blend of 7 herbs. In practice you buy it as a single product, granules or a made-up decoction pack, not the herbs one by one.

·Hawthorn Berry (Shan zha)
·Medicated Leaven (Shen qu)
·Radish Seed (Lai fu zi)
·Citrus Peel (Chen pi)
·Pinellia (Ban xia)

How to make it

1Take 6 to 9 g of granules in warm water after meals

Educational information, not a prescription. Any amount named in a study or on a pack is for a pharmacist, GP or qualified practitioner to confirm for you.

Beyond the remedy

Lifestyle, recommendations.

Four small shifts that travel well across traditions. Read alongside the remedies above, not instead of them.

Eating

Eat small, frequent meals.

Large meals stretch the stomach and trigger the sensations of distension and discomfort that define bloating.

·Switch from three large meals to four or five smaller ones.
·Finish eating before you feel full.
·Wait two hours before a meal to avoid digesting whilst bloated.

Evidence

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Food stagnation bloating formula

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How to make it

Eat small, frequent meals.

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