What should I do if I have bloating when sleeping?

Many people often find that they have severe bloating when they go to bed. This is because they eat too much for dinner or do not have a reasonable eating pattern, which leads to bloating. Therefore, you should try your best to ensure a balanced nutrition. Do not eat something that is difficult to digest or causes bloating at dinner. Develop a reasonable eating habit and perform proper abdominal massage to increase gastrointestinal motility and relieve bloating.

Generally speaking, abdominal distension is accompanied by bloating. Bloating limited to the upper abdomen is often caused by gas accumulation in the stomach or transverse colon. Abdominal distension due to small intestinal gas may be limited to the middle abdomen or the entire abdomen. Abdominal distension due to colonic gas may be limited to the lower abdomen or the left lower abdomen. In case of pyloric obstruction, there may be a gastric shape and peristaltic waves in the upper abdomen. In case of intestinal obstruction, intestinal shape and peristaltic waves can be seen, and bowel sounds may be hyperactive or weakened. Patients with peritonitis may have tenderness and muscle tension.

If you feel like passing gas, don't hold it in. You can temporarily avoid the crowd. You must release it so that your stomach and intestines can relieve the pressure.

If abdominal bloating is difficult to eliminate, you can use peppermint oil to apply the area around your navel to eliminate abdominal bloating.

Drink some mint tea or citrus tea to relieve gas and bloating.

1. Don’t eat food that is difficult to digest

Hard foods such as fried beans and hard pancakes are not easy to digest and stay in the gastrointestinal tract for a long time, which may produce more gas and cause bloating.

2. Eat less high-fiber foods

Foods such as potatoes, pasta, beans, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, etc. are all easy to produce gas in the stomach and intestines, which eventually leads to abdominal bloating.

Potatoes can easily produce gas in the stomach and intestines, which eventually leads to bloating.

3. Change the habit of eating too fast

Eating too fast or eating while walking can easily lead to swallowing a lot of air; frequently drinking beverages through a straw can also allow a large amount of air to enter the stomach, causing bloating.

4. Overcome negative emotions

Negative emotions such as anxiety, worry, sadness, frustration, and depression may weaken the digestive function or stimulate the stomach to produce too much gastric acid, resulting in increased stomach gas and increased abdominal bloating.

5. Supplement fiber food moderately

High-fiber foods do not only cause bloating. Sometimes, on the contrary, they can actually reduce bloating after consuming high-fat foods. The reason is that high-fat foods are difficult to digest and absorb, and therefore tend to stay in the stomach and intestines for a longer time. Once fiber is added, the blocked digestive system is likely to be unblocked quickly.

6. Exercise properly

Exercising moderately for about an hour every day can not only help you overcome negative emotions, but also help the digestive system maintain normal function.

7. Pay attention to certain diseases

For some diseases, abdominal distension is either a precursor or one of the symptoms, including allergic enteritis, ulcerative colitis, bladder tumor, etc.