It’s no secret to anyone that the main cause of stomach disorders is poor nutrition. The quality and quantity of food influence the digestive system’s activity.
One of the many problems that can arise from stomach issues is atony, or folk “stomach becoming sluggish.”
What can cause this condition?
• Improper nutrition. This is not just about harmful and hard-to-digest foods. It’s essential to monitor meal times, for example, not eating three hours before bedtime, and drinking a glass of water 30 minutes before breakfast. By the way, if you don’t like drinking plain water, add honey, cinnamon, or turmeric. It will be beneficial and tasty.
• Harmful habits. No matter how well you watch your diet, alcohol and nicotine harm our bodies, affecting all organs.
• Problems with the nervous system, stress. This is the least researched area — the relationship between the nervous system and the body’s physical activity. However, our emotional state can trigger the development of chronic diseases or new problems due to stress.
• Harsh diets. Doctors emphasize that no diet should be implemented without consultation with a physician. It is difficult to see the real picture of your body’s condition without consulting a specialist.
Sudden changes in external factors can be stressful or simply challenging for the body to function normally.
• Inadequate water intake. Additional words are unnecessary here, but it is essential to calculate the right amount of water for your body.
During the holidays, not everyone can turn to a doctor for help. So, if you are experiencing stomach discomfort, digestive problems, and atony, we have gathered some simple tips to ease the situation.
What to Do If Your Stomach Has Slowed Down?
- First, review your diet. Avoid carbonated drinks (but you can consume carbonated mineral waters with salts like Poliana Kvasova), caffeine (strong tea also contains caffeine), smoked, pickled, and baked foods. Doctors also advise minimizing the consumption of cream butter.
- Normalize stomach function with foods rich in fiber. These include fresh fruits, stewed and raw vegetables, and cereals.
- If you have normal lactose tolerance, regularly consume dairy products.
- Morning gymnastics or a light jog positively influences the digestive system.
- Consume as much water as possible. It is recommended to drink water 30 minutes before meals.
And what about folk methods? There’s no need to rush to the pharmacy and search for the best enzyme medications or painkillers. You can use simple home recipes and make infusions that help with atony.
- Mint, chamomile, and yarrow tea should be consumed in small amounts in a warm form.
- Black elderberry helps eliminate atony: pour 1 tablespoon of the plant’s leaves with a glass of boiling water, strain after two hours of infusion. Drink 4 tablespoons 20 minutes before meals.
- Try an infusion of dried fruits: figs, prunes, raisins, dried apricots, dates.
- Herbal infusions with chamomile and calendula help adjust stomach function.
Overeating can be one of the causes of stomach atony. During the holidays, many people face the problem of emotional overeating — what it is and how to deal with it, read in the material.
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