Lydia had an embarrassing problem. For the last six years, she noticed that anything she ate gave her gas.
She tried everything from Pepto-Bismol to Gas-X Extra Strength. But nothing seemed to help.
Then a friend suggested she try an herbal tea for the flatulence. She did and was excited about the results. She said, “I’ve gone from 30 to 40 toots a day down to about 5 or 6.”
The tea is inexpensive and tasty. So she drank it with every meal. She noticed it helped her nighttime stomach cramps disappear. She didn’t burp as much. And, for the first time in six years, she woke up without stomach pain as well.
If you suffer from any type of embarrassing gas, or even just the occasional heartburn, this tea is for you.
It’s common for people to notice that certain foods give them gas. But Lydia noticed that anything she ate gave her gas. When this happens, it’s evidence that food is getting trapped or delayed in the lower intestine. When food gets trapped, it begins to ferment. And this causes excessive and smelly gas.
Most medications don’t solve this problem. In fact, many make it worse. Take antacids, for example. You need ample stomach acid to digest food. Reducing stomach acid slows digestion and adds to the problem.
Try This Instead
Instead, try drinking some fennel seed tea or chewing on a few fennel seeds.
Fennel seeds have a long history of aiding in digestion. As Lydia experienced, their ability to relieve gas is remarkable. The reason they work so well is that they improve the digestive process.
Unlike other nutrients, such as peppermint, fennel seeds have a holistic effect on the digestive tract. Peppermint helps relieve stomach pain by relaxing the muscles and stopping stomach cramps. Fennel seeds do this as well. But they do much more than that.
Fennel seeds are a natural form of fiber, which helps keep food moving in your bowels and feeds probiotics. They increase the production of enzymes and stomach acids that typically decline with age and illness. And they’re an anti-inflammatory, reducing inflammation in your bowels.
They’re also a natural antimicrobial, so they help kill any bad bugs in your digestive tract. One study found that fennel seeds fight bacteria that cause indigestion, diarrhea, and dysentery, as well as some hospital-acquired infections.
All these characteristics aide digestion and help keep food moving through your gut more quickly. Food doesn’t get trapped. And it doesn’t have time to develop noxious compounds in your bowels that force you to quickly leave the room or risk a bunch of questioning looks.
So if you suffer from any type of embarrassing gas, give fennel seeds a try. All you have to do is drink a cup of fennel seed tea (or eat a few seeds) after dinner. It works fast!
Here Are a Few Other Ways to Use Fennel Seeds
You can buy fennel seeds at many grocery stores, health food stores, and online. Fennel seeds contain a high concentration of oil, so you only need to use 1 teaspoon up to 1 tablespoon of dried, whole fennel seeds in most recipes.
To make a tea, you only need 1 teaspoon. Crush or grind the seeds just before you add them to your tea. This helps to release more of the oil and flavor. Then pour hot water over the seeds to make the tea. Or you can buy a prepared fennel tea.
Here are a few other ways to use fennel seeds:
• You can add toasted fennel seeds to dishes to give them a sweet, licorice flavor.
• Add a tablespoon of the seeds to batter for baked goods.
• Some people use fennel and fennel seeds to make a natural gripe water for older babies (over one month old). There are many different recipes available on the Internet.
You can also try a supplement. Fennel seed is available in capsule form. Take up to 500 mg daily.
One final note: If you have severe digestive problems, consider using fennel seeds as part of your treatment plan. They can help some of the most severe digestive problems by reducing muscle spasms, inflammation, and many other issues. While total healing can take time, it is possible.