The gas formation or flatulence is the most common problem of the people. In homeopathy lots of medicines are there but here is given 8 best medicines. Let’s check various homoeopathic medicines for gas formation
Carbo Veg: first best homoeopathic medicines for gas formation
1. Causes – after taking salt, salt meats, spoiled meat or fish, or fats, ice cream, vinegar or cabbage. Coffee disagrees, and milk increases the Gas. Gas in upper abdomen and chest. Gas better by belching (eructation), Offensive discharge of flatus. Generally loose motion.
Lycopodium
Cause – liver problem and dyspepsia
Location – gas in lower abdomen.
Passing of much flatus. Fermentation and gas formation esp at 4 to 8 pm. Generally constipation.
China
Cause – drinking tea too excess and due to loss of body fluid.
Location – gas in whole abdomen, abdomen full like a drum.
Not relieved by belching. Loose motion in night. There is sensation as if the food had lodged in the oesophagus behind the sternum.
Nux Vom
Cause – Flatulence due to alcohol, spicy food fish meat etc.
Location – Flatulence in upper abdomen, difficult breathing and chest pain. Carbo Veg is same but it has loose motion but in Nux Vom there is ineffectual desire for stool.
Water brash Patient will say:”If I could only vomit I would feel much better. Flatulence occurs after one hour of the food. Headache due to gastric problem.
Pulsatilla
Flatulence arising from fatty foods, pork, pastry or mixed diets. There is acidity and heart burn, food tastes bitter, sour or putrid. The characteristic of the flatulence of Pulsatilla is that it moves about and often cause painful sensations about the chest and which are relieved by eructation or the passage of flatus.
Dryness of the mouth, putrid taste in the morning on awakening and a sensation as if food had lodged under the sternum. Acidity and heartburn.
Raphanus
When the wind is located round the navel which is difficult to pass and is painful. Gas can’t pass up and down
Asafoetida
Pressure of wind is always upwards, never downwards. Belching is loud.
Nat. Phos
This remedy acts as an antacid and to maintain the acid-base balance of the body. It used in suffering from heartburn, indigestion, gas, upset stomach and gastric acid reflux.
There is pain and acidity in the stomach after eating and don’t tolerate many foods such as milk, fats, and sweets.