Bloating is not normal: How enzyme-based supplements can help reduce water retention

Time of India

9 hours ago

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A roti, sabzi and a little bowl of rice is a simple home cooked lunch that you take. No epacmiums, no massiness. However, in 30 minutes, you begin to feel uncomfortable in your stomach.
It feels pressure and probably some burping and you feel the need to loosen the belt around the waist.
Or you pick up a sandwich at lunchtime when the schedules are too tight to sit down to eat or when you are too busy doing something so you end up coming back to an uneasy sluggish stomach along with a bloated belly.
It occurs in all of us. And so we sweep it under the rug saying that it is just typical bloating, but you know what, bloating is not supposed to be normal.
It is the indicator of the fact that your digestive system is overloaded and it might be as minor as the fact that your body is not producing the sufficient number of digestive enzymes.
What Really Causes Bloating?
Bloating happens when food fails to be entirely broken down and resorts to fermenting in your gut thereby producing excess gas. The result? Bloating, discomfort, heavy abdomen, and even noticeable abdominal distension.
Common triggers include:
● Dairy or high-fat foods
● Lentils and legumes
● Eating too quickly or while stressed
● Skipping meals and then overeating
● Low digestive enzyme production
Effective proteins are digestive enzymes which convert food material into nutrients that your body can utilize.
Under low levels of these enzymes e.g. with age or stress or even unhealthy diets your digestive process becomes slow and bloating makes it its common side effect after eating a meal.
Where
Enzyme-Based Supplements
Come In
This can be filled using enzyme based supplements. Such supplements have super-concentrated versions of the same enzymes that your body makes to break down food such as amylase (carbs), protease (proteins), lipase (fats), and lactase (dairy).
Here's how they help reduce bloating:
● Break Down Complex Food : Indian meals contain a lot of starch, spices, milk products, and fiber. These can be hydrolyzed easily using a blend of enzymes in order to minimize chances of fermentation and gas.
● Act Fast at the Source : Unlike ingesting antacids or gas-relief pillines which only work once you feel bad, enzymes do their work at the beginning of the digestive tract thus avoiding bloating before it happens.
● Improve Nutrient Absorption : The more thoroughly food is digested, the more vitamins, minerals and energy can be absorbed by your body leaving you feeling lighter and more nourished after eating.
● Support Gut Balance Over Time : The enzyme supplementation can help gradually balance gut activity over time which helps in improving the general digestive efficiency, which is a major problem faced by many people on a routine basis.
How to Use Enzyme Supplements Effectively
Best taken with meals, especially if they are rich, heavy or include known problem causing foods such as dairy or gluten. They're safe to use every day and can be used for longer periods or just when you need them such as when you're eating out, traveling or you have to eat differently such as with festivals.
Remember: prevention, not just treatment is the aim. That, in part, differentiates enzyme supplements from typical gas relief over-the-counter solutions.
Listen to Your Gut
Bloating can be easily overlooked and taken as an inconvenience of the body, though it is your guts telling you something is wrong. Rather than just making discomfort normal, we should think about digestion and be helpful in it.
The solution is not only to banish the bloat, but in the process get your body digesting, absorbing, and feeling its best all day long, and the enzyme-based supplements do exactly that.
It is not supposed to make you feel worse when you have eaten.
And bloating? The same does not even have to be your routine.