Trapped Wind

Andrews Salts are a remedy for indigestion, working as an antacid and a laxative.

Constipation is a common cause of trapped wind — if your bowel is fuller than usual it can keep you from passing gas as you usually would causing buildup.

In helping to clear your constipation Andrews Salts can help to relieve your trapped wind too.

By working as an antacid, this product also helps to relieve indigestion or an upset stomach, which are both common causes of bloating.

You can feel symptoms of trapped wind in your chest for a number of reasons.

For example, if the gas has gathered in a certain part of your digestive system or if you’ve simply swallowed a lot of air while eating.

The discomfort caused by gas can sometimes be mistaken for acid reflux, which also causes chest pain in the form of heartburn — you may even experience both at once.

If you’re ever concerned about chest pain, we’d recommend speaking to your pharmacist or GP so they can check out the cause and help you get proper treatment.

Whilst heartburn and wind can happen at the same time, especially after a big meal, they’re usually separate problems that need to be treated separately.

Gaviscon works specifically to relieve the symptoms of heartburn and indigestion, so probably won’t help with excess gas.

If you’re feeling gassy, the best medicine to try is simeticone, which works by bringing together the small gas bubbles in your gut to form bigger bubbles that can pass through your body more easily.

We don’t know what causes colic, but many people believe it happens because babies struggle to digest their food when they’re young.

The discomfort caused by this indigestion makes your baby cry, and anyone who’s ever had trapped wind can tell you that it’s very uncomfortable.

This is why many colic treatments are designed to help reduce trapped wind and indigestion, as it may be treating the cause of their colic.

Of course, if you’re worried that your baby is crying very often we would recommend checking in with your healthcare team, just to make sure that your little one is healthy and happy.

When you’ve fed your baby, it’s always a good idea to burp them, which can help to reduce trapped wind.

Winding your baby helps wind to move through their digestive system so they can pass it more easily, preventing bloating and irritation.

If your baby often suffers with trapped wind, when you may want to consider sitting or holding your baby upright during feeds, as this can help to keep them from swallowing air.

It is thought that the cause of colic could be indigestion, so if you find that your baby has colic, you may want to consider whether they’re suffering with trapped wind.

If you think your baby has colic, indigestion, or any other health condition, speak to your doctor or other health care professional for advice.

A popular remedy for trapped wind is simeticone, which works by combining the tiny gas bubbles in your stomach into larger bubbles, making them easier to pass so they can leave your system and reduce your bloating.

Any trapped wind remedy will work best when you make changes to your diet, such as eating more fibre, avoiding food you’re intolerant to, limiting the number of fizzy drinks you consume, eating slowly and eating small portions often.

You may also want to consider keeping a diary of your food and any symptoms you experience.

Over time, you may notice patterns that link your bloating to different foods, giving you a better idea of the dietary changes you can make to reduce trapped wind.

Bloating is one of the symptoms of trapped wind, and you’ll often hear them spoken about almost interchangeably.

This is because bloating is usually caused by gas build up in the stomach that makes your stomach expand — essentially, trapped wind in your stomach.

It can happen for lots of different reasons, including indigestion, IBS, and constipation.

Some people also experience bloating around their period, when it’s caused by hormonal changes throughout their monthly cycle.

There are a few everyday things which can cause trapped wind, which is why it’s such a common problem that people deal with day in and day out.

One of the most common causes of trapped wind is swallowing too much air during eating or talking, which can happen if you’re eating too fast, chewing gum, drinking fizzy drinks, or talking a lot.

Eating certain foods can also cause trapped wind as they create gas while they digest, with some of the most common culprits being beans, cabbage, sprouts, and onions.

You may also experience trapped wind after eating a food that you have an intolerance to, for example, after drinking a glass of milk if you’re lactose intolerant.

If you suffer with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) then you may also be prone to trapped wind as one of the symptoms of your condition, with many people who have IBS suffering with bloating in the evening.

If you’re suffering from trapped wind, you may notice a few telltale symptoms.

For starters, you may notice bloating, which is where your stomach feels fuller or larger than usual, almost as if it has inflated like a balloon.

You may also experience pain or discomfort in your stomach caused by the built-up gas.

This can be accompanied by nausea, a rumbling in your stomach and farting or burping more than usual as your stomach tries to pass the excess gas.