A stomach ache is often caused by too much air being ingested and creates an annoying aerophagia. Aerofagia may depend on several causes, such as:
- excessive swallowing of air, when eating in a hurry or standing or nervously;
- alteration of bacterial flora;
- constipation, when faeces remain in the colon, causing fermentation gases;
- incorrect nutrition: some carbohydrates are the main culprits, while proteins and fats produce little gas.
For this reason, after meals can be useful to take infusions or herbal teas . Here are some suggestions.
Hyssop based herbal tea
- Characteristics: Hyssop is a herb with a thousand virtues, as well as being a valid ally to defeat coughs and disorders related to the respiratory tract, promotes digestion, the secretion of gastric juices and the elimination of intestinal gases.
- Recipe: a tablespoon of leaves and flowers in 250 ml of water previously boiled. Leave to infuse for ten minutes and then drink.
- Use: drink a cup a day, when the disorder occurs.
- Properties: antispastic, antiseptic, pain-relieving, anti-meteorism.
Mallow herbal tea
- Characteristics: the flowers and in particular the leaves of the mallow are rich in mucilage, which give the plant emollient and anti-inflammatory properties for all the soft tissues of the body. These active ingredients act by coating the mucous membranes with a viscous layer that protect them from irritating agents: for this reason it is widely used in the preparation of digestive and calming teas of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Recipe: a spoonful of mallow, a few green anise seeds and fennel fruits, a sprinkling of fresh ginger. Infuse for 10 minutes in boiling water and then consume.
- Use: use if necessary, even better in the evening before bedtime.
- Properties: antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, digestive, emollient.
