Stomach Health

Stomach troubles have become very popular these days. The main cause of these problems is poor stomach health. Poor stomach health is likely to result to bloating, constipation, and stomach discomfort. Below is a list of tips that will help you maintain a healthy stomach:

• Avoid stress.
A feeling of unease always develop in your stomach whenever you feel stressed. This is because worry and anxiety interferes with the balance of digestion. To most people, worry and anxiety results to a slow digestion. This eventually leads to pain, bloating and constipation. To other people, it speeds up digestion leading to diarrhea. You should thus avoiding eating when you are feeling very stressed or anxious.

• Stop smoking.
Smoking leads to weakening of the muscles that are responsible for controlling the lower end of your gullet. This makes acid found in the stomach to travel back up your gullet. This process is called reflux. Reflux results to heartburn symptoms. This can aggravate or bring peptic ulcers. It may also result to inflammatory conditions of the bowel. Smoking has also been linked to stomach cancer. It is thus important that you totally avoid smoking if you want to maintain a healthy stomach.


• Avoid binge drinking.
Moderate drinking is always good for a healthy digestion but binge drinking results to production of excess acid in the stomach. Binge drinking refers to consumption of 8 or more units of alcohol in a single session for men. For women, it refers to consuming more than 6 units in a single session. It results to increased acid production in your stomach thus leading to heartburn and digestive disorders.

• Maintain a healthy body weight.
Losing excess weight is another way of ensuring that you have a healthy stomach. Excess tummy fat puts pressure on your stomach thus resulting to a heartburn. Ensure that you regularly check your weight by using a BMI tool to maintain a healthy stomach.