Abdominal pain associated with a feeling of fullness and bloating is often the symptom of an excess of gas build up in the digestive tract. At some point in time, everyone eventually experiences the discomforts of gas that becomes difficult to pass. Of course, the built up gas is always ready to expel when and where we least expect it, such as in the shopping center, an airplane or in a business meeting. Thankfully, nature has blessed us with herbs that can assist our digestive tract in expelling and neutralizing these gases, often providing immediate relief.

A Candida overgrowth is normally responsible for chronic gas problems. Serious, long term flatulence problems are typically an underlying sign of an overgrowth of yeast bacteria in the digestive track. Herbs that kill internal yeast infections will re-balance the proper flora within your body, eliminating the root cause of the gassy troubles. Garlic will not only kill the yeast bacteria within several days, it will also expel the gas from the digestive tract, providing immediate relief.

Peppermint and spearmint expels gas from the colon, providing relief from stomach aches caused from gas. The peppermint candies that are offered at many dinning establishments are available for this reason. Just a small piece of peppermint candy can relieve a very large gas problem. Peppermint tea will also offer immediate relief. This herbal remedy can also be used for babies with gassy tummies and is especially effective because the like the sweet taste of the herbs. Add a small piece of peppermint candy or a few drops of peppermint oil to a bottle of nursery or distilled water and soon baby should be comfortable once again.

Herbs that are high in chlorophyll are useful for neutralizing gas, which is especially helpful in situations that expelling the gas would not be appropriate. Dill, parsley and alfalfa all provide great relief. Dill has an antifoaming action that breaks up gas bubbles. Parsley and dill are also great herbs to cure bad breath.

Natures herbal cures for flatulence and gas build up often provides tremendous relief and curbs embarrassing situations. If you find yourself in a situation that the herbs don't seem to offer any relief, taking activated charcoal should help eliminate the odors resulting from flatulence. For long term relief, it's important to determine the actual cause of the excessive gas - sometimes related to food allergies. Eliminating foods one at a time, starting with dairy and wheat, may help to permanently relieve any discomfort caused from food allergies.

Dawn Rowlett has developed this article on behalf of Dherbs.com. Dherbs provides a host of valuable information and wisdom about herbs and health as well as an online store with all-natural herbal supplements. Dherbs.com offers Digest Aid, a natural herbal remedy for relief of intestinal gas (flatulence).

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