7 Herbs to Help Reduce Your Bloating

If you're reading this then chances are you're dealing with some digestive discomfort and one of those symptoms is likely bloating. Whether it's every day or a few times a week, bloating is no fun. 

Let's talk about some ways you can address the bloat with herbs when that feeling of discomfort comes on.

The set of herbs that have a specific action that helps with bloating are carminatives. 

Herbs that have carminative properties will help coordinate the contractions of the muscles in the digestive tract. Uncoordinated movements can cause pain and bloating. Another action of carminatives is to help get gas out.

What herbs are carminatives?

• Peppermint

• Fennel

• Chamomile

• Lemon balm

• Anise

• Ginger

• Cinnamon

One of my favorite ways to alleviate that bloat is to drink a de-bloat tea, you can do this by getting some loose leaf herbs from one of my favorites, Mountain Rose Herbs, or you can grab a set of tea bags from your grocery store from another go-to brand of mine, Traditional Medicinals.

Pro Tip: I often recommend Throat Coat by Traditional Medicinals because it contains many carminative herbs that can help reduce your bloating.

You can do a combo (like Throat Coat) or one herb together (like a peppermint or chamomile)

I wouldn't recommend peppermint if you're dealing with heartburn, this can make the symptoms a bit worse.

I like to end my days with some tea to unwind from the day and the added carminative effects can be so great on those days that you're feeling a bit more uncomfortable and airy.

PS - if you've been dealing with bloating for too long and are sick of feeling like you have a a balloon in your stomach at the end of the day, we can work together one on one to investigate the root cause so you don't have to worry about bloating ever again. You can book a free discovery call here so we can chat about how this process will work for you.