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Stomach And Chest Tightness After Meal – Conditions And Home Remedies
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Patricia | July 8, 2009
My stomach and chest get tight after every time I eat, hot to get rid of it with home remedies?
Chest and stomach tightness can be caused by many factors. It is extremely important to seek medical advice to find out what is causing the tightness. It can be asthma, indigestion, heart disease, and many more.
If you have asthma, you can try these remedies:
- Stay away from cigarette smoke.
- Wood burning fireplaces, can wreck havoc on your lungs.
- Take an antacid before you go to bed. Acid reflux can end up in your lungs and cause the asthma to become worse.
- Extreme cold can trigger an attack. Be careful when going from one temperature extreme to another. The change can cause excessive stress on your lungs.
- You can use a scarf to help protect you from irritants.
- When using your cars air conditioning, use the maximum setting that re-circulates the air instead of bringing the outside air in. The outside air can be contaminated with a lot of pollen.
- Be careful of the foods that you eat. Some asthmatics have an allergy to certain foods that can trigger an attack.
- Be aware of food additives. There are many additives that an asthmatic can be sensitive to.
- Caffeine can stop an attack.
- Up your intake of Vitamin B6 in your diet.
When exercising:
- Use your inhaler before a workout. This is important to try to prevent an asthma attack.
- Make sure you breathe through your nose when working out. Breathing through your mouth causes your throat to become dry and cool; this can trigger an asthma attack.
- You need to pace yourself. If you try to overstress your system, you will trigger an attack.
If you have a chest infection:
- Stop smoking or chewing tobacco.
- Get plenty of fluids. You can become dehydrated very quickly.
If you have stomach issues:
- Again, you need to drink plenty of fluids.
- Drink peppermint tea for nausea.
- There are a lot of blends that include things like ginger, licorice, peppermint and others.
- Eat light meals at frequent intervals. This will allow you to digest your food in smaller amount and will cause less stress on your system.
- Mix a spoonful of baking soda with a glass of water.
It is very important to understand what exactly is causing your tightness. Is it in the chest? Do you have asthma? Is it in your stomach? Once you know for sure the origin of the tightness you can pick the right home remedy.