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Feeling bloated and uncomfortable? These herbal teas are natural remedies to help ease gas and bloating. Plus, they’re easy to incorporate into your daily routine! Here’s how each one works—and what to watch out for.
1. Peppermint Tea
Peppermint tea is the GOAT when it comes to releasing gas. It relaxes the gastrointestinal tract muscles, which can relieve cramps, reduce bloating, and help gas pass out of the system quickly and easily.
If you also suffer from indigestion, as well as gas and bloating, take things slowly, as peppermint can also relax the esophageal sphincter, which might increase reflux symptoms.
2. Chamomile Tea
Chamomile tea is known for its calming, relaxing properties, which can help soothe some of the stress-related triggers of gas and bloating, but it’s also great for digestion.
It helps reduce inflammation in the gut, relaxes the intestinal muscles, and can ease bloating caused by stress-induced digestive issues.
Chamomile can also help you sleep; there’s a two-way relationship between sleep and gut bacteria. Poor sleep can imbalance your microbiome, while a healthy microbiome can help your sleep.
3. Ginger Tea
Ginger is a powerful digestive aid that helps stimulate gastric emptying, reducing the build-up of gas and easing bloating. Its natural compounds, such as gingerol, soothe the digestive tract and help relieve that “puffed up” feeling. Sipping ginger tea after meals is especially effective.
Avoid ginger tea if you’re on blood-thinning medications or have gallstones, as it may interfere with these conditions.
4. Green Tea
It won’t release gas or beat bloat as it happens, but green tea has been shown to help increase levels of beneficial microbes in the gut and improve the integrity of the gut wall. It also helps calm inflammation in the gut which is common in those with problems like IBS.
This combination may have a soothing effect on the gut and any associated symptoms.
5. Lemon Balm Tea
Lemon balm is a member of the mint family and has mild antispasmodic properties, making it a gentle remedy for gas and bloating. It also calms the nervous system, which is great for those whose digestion is affected by stress.
6. Turmeric Tea
It’s been suggested that using turmeric as part of a treatment regime for IBS helps make treatment for IBS more effective – particularly when it comes to pain and cramping that are caused by gas and bloating.
It’s suggested that turmeric might modulate transmitters like serotonin in the gut to help normalise gut movements.
Most of the studies used turmeric (or curcumin) supplements, but as there’s a bit of concern about using these long term, adding a cup or two of turmeric tea to your day and using the spice naturally in meals is a safer way of integrating it into your diet.
7. Fennel Tea
In some parts of the world, fennel seeds are traditionally chewed after meals because they can help aid digestion – and drinking them in the form of tea can also help relax intestinal muscles and prevent gas from forming.
You shouldn’t consume fennel seeds when pregnant.
Don’t Forget – Drink Things Slowly
So, there you have seven teas to reach for if you’re feeling gassy, bloated or simply want to give your gut a boost. But before we sign off, there’s another reason why reaching for tea might help improve your gut health – the ritual of sitting and enjoying a cup of tea and how this improves stress.
Stress can trigger gas, bloating and other gut symptoms because it can make you more aware of what’s going on in your body and you could be more likely to tune into symptoms that make you uncomfortable even if they’re relatively mild on that day.
We also tend to eat faster when we’re stressed which increases the amount of gas we swallow, and, if we’re extremely stressed, the digestive system can slow down – and, when food spends longer in the gut more gas tends to be produced.
So, if you’re trying one of the teas above to soothe your symptoms don’t just whip up a cup and glug it down, spend some time sitting quietly with the tea waiting for it to cool and enjoying the taste.