On the Christmas markets, mulled wine and Sausage curls, the advent of coffee, cookies, and cake will be served and the feast days, the table is covered in opulent. The stomach and intestines must be able to withstand in the advent time of things. The consequences of the fat, sweet, and abundant food: unpleasant flatulence, bloating, or heartburn. How you can enjoy the Christmas feasts without the unpleasant companion, the chamber of pharmacists of lower Saxony.
The first digestion step takes place in the mouth. There, enzymes, starch and other carbohydrates columns and make them in order for the body. In the stomach reached, crushed the food by Kneading of the stomach so that the nutrients can eventually be in the small intestine withdrawn. Is eaten in the Christmas season, an excessive amount of, fat or sweet, which leads to an excessive demand of the gastro-intestinal tract. Due to the increased activity of an unpleasant feeling of fullness emerges.
In addition, the consumption of Sweets increases blood sugar levels greatly in height, and the body releases according to Insulin. This lowers the blood sugar level rapidly, which is why after a brief time a feeling of Hunger arises. It is now again to Sweet or "schnellen" Carbohydrates, continues this cycle. To prevent this from happening in the first place, is also true in the holiday season: a healthy and balanced diet and the gastro-intestinal tract, literally, with a Fat and Sweet overload.
Heartburn: antacid works immediately
An appropriately-filled, healthy stomach does not heartburn, because he is protected by the gastric mucosa. The stomach becomes stretched by excessive food intake, so the stomach acid can enter the esophagus and cause irritation as heartburn felt. Who eats slowly and deliberately, the better to sense, when the stomach &ndash is filled; and then also on a multi-hour meal break.
The unpleasant heartburn occurs in spite of all the prudence, creates an antacid, as a chewable tablet or in liquid Form, and quickly. It should already be at the first signs taken and neutralized the acid burning the stomach. Teezubereitungen with licorice root, fennel or chamomile, but it is also proven herbal products with the stomach calming substances that are effective, plant-based contents of the stomach. Acid-neutralizing healing earth and silica gel act. Who has permanently to do with heartburn, and is also possible to take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). This treatment must be discussed with the doctor.
Digestive with coffee instead of liquor to stimulate
"A Shot in Ehren": With these words, the famous digestive liquor is served after a hearty meal like that. Helpful a Cup of coffee, as it promotes the digestive process. Certain essential Oils, in enteric-coated dosage forms, as well as bitter substances, before food is taken, activate the enzymes the digestive.
Üabout the Stränge hit?
As a General rule: The dreaded hangover, for example, after a boozy Christmas party, you can’t prevent. Due to electrolyte solutions help. In the case of Nausea and vomiting, dimenhydrinate over the counter in tablet form or as chewable tablets available, it is recommended, in the short term. Drug of choice for pain Ibuprofen or ACE are. However, alcohol and drugs should not be taken together. Special caution is also needed in the case of all medicinal products that are metabolised by the liver such as Acetaminophen.
Over-the-counter against Christmas complaints
To make it to the feast days, not "cold erwischt", can be increased the in-house pharmacy with the appropriate preparations for the traditional Christmas complaints. Herbal stomach drops with bitter substances, such as Benedikten and herb or preparations of wormwood contain, the goose finger herb, licorice root or Angelica root and grind flower, work against a feeling of fullness. Heartburn is an antacid the stomach acid is neutralized helps. Who would like to guard against unpleasant bloating, can draw in addition to herbal stomach drops to the active ingredient Simeticone.
AK lower Saxony
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