3 Ways To Get Relief From Gas & Acidity
Let’s find out what is the relation of food combination with acidity. To understand, let’s take the example of milk and lemon. You must’ve seen yourself-what happens when you add a bit of lemon juice of milk? All the milk ends up being spoilt. Like this, there are many food items which are safe to consume on their own but create a big explosion when combined together. So it’s possible you may be eating the healthiest food but because you’re mixing it with the wrong things you still get acidity even after eating the best food.
1st wrong combination- having water with food. I am the digestive fire burning in your stomach. Ayurveda calls me Jatharagni. When the food reaches your stomach, then your stomach works very hard to produce heat so that I can burn. When I burn properly, I can digest your food properly. But when you drink water right after eating, do you ever wonder what happens to me? I’m extinguished instantly. And if I’m extinguished, your food isn’t digested. It is starts rotting inside. And when it rots, its produces gas, acidity, belly fat & obesity.
Reduce the salt and spice in your food. Just like your eyes burn when you touch then after holding spices in your hand. Similarly, these spices start burning your organs inside your body and then they demand a lot of water from you. So if you want to stop having water after your meals, then reduce the salt and spices in your food. Replace your oily and masala-loaded food with Satvik food. Your acidity and gas will quickly disappear. And if you still feel thirsty, then have 1-2 small slips slowly. If you want a whole glass of water, then have it 1 hour before your meal or 2 hours after your meal.
2nd wrong combination– which may be creating your acidity problem is dal-rice
Dal and rice are both grains and when we combine and eat 2 grains like dal-rice, dal-roti, chhola-rice, rajma-rice then it’s hard for the body to digest it. But this is the food that our grandparents ate. How can it be wrong? Yes, that’s right but how was the lifestyle of your grandparents? They would wake up and clean the home every morning. Going to the fields right after breakfast. Working in sunlight the whole day and cycling home on their own after work in the evening that’s what their lifestyle looked like. And today, what does your lifestyle look like? Who’ll do the cleaning? The maid will do it. How will you get to work? The Uber will come. And if you’re feeling lazy, who’ll get the food? Zomato will get it. If you’re doing just 1 hour of light exercise like walking and spend the rest of the day sitting, then you’ve lost the digestive ability of your grandparents.
Your body can’t digest 2 grains at the same time and who enters the gas and acidity.
The solution of eat more veggies with roti, rice, or any other grains. If you are having 1 bowl of rice, then have at least 3 bowls of vegetables. If you’re having 1 roti, then have at least 2 bowls of vegetables. With this 1 switch, you’ll see your gas and acidity problems disappearing. And if you want to go one step further, then make any Satvic sabzi and eat it. Remember this rule, if you eat 1 bowl of grains, then have 3 bowls of veggies. If by chance, you have acidity after this, then stop having roti for at least 7-10 days and only eat sabzi. For some people, roti does not suit them and that’s what causes gas.
3rd wrong combination– eating fruits after having grains. Assume there’s a narrow street and you’re on a scooter. You’ll easily cross this empty street in a minute but if there’s a big truck on this street, what will happen? You’ll be trapped. If this truck moves very slowly, then you’ll be trapped behind it and then you’ll start getting frustrated stuck behind it. That’s what the story of fruits and grains. Grains are like trucks they move slowly through your digestive system and fruits are like scooters- light and fast. If you eat a juicy mango, orange or grapes right after eating grains, then the fruits will get stuck right behind the grains and will start fermenting and rotting to cause gas and acidity.
So till now, we learned 3 such habits that will keep acidity and gas away from you. Not drinking water with meals, if you want to drink, then drink 1 hour before means or 2 hours after means. Don’t mix 2 grains at one time and leave some space between eating grains and fruits.