While eating is enjoyable, eating too much can be uncomfortable.
After overeating, it's better to move rather than lie on the couch (although sometimes it's hard to force yourself to do this). Movement stimulates digestion and increases intestinal peristalsis. Even a few minutes of walking is enough. Drinks, including tea and herbs, are also effective in improving digestion.
What are the symptoms of overeating?
Too much food in the stomach can cause: a feeling of heaviness in the stomach, abdominal pain (sometimes severe), heartburn, flatulence, nausea, lethargy.
There are also vomiting or diarrhea — in extreme cases. Hepatic colic occurs in people who have problems with the gallbladder.
The most important thing is not to eat anything after overeating for the next few hours, so that the body has time to cope with the excess food that he received. However, you should help him, for example, drink medicinal tea.
5 teas that will help you with overeating
Drinking unsweetened warm black or green tea is a known treatment for overeating. Tea supports the secretion of digestive juices, accelerating the digestion of fats. In addition, lemon water also helps, not only moisturizing the body, but also cleansing the digestive system. It is also worth trying herbal infusions that soothe the unpleasant symptoms of indigestion. It is best to drink the infusion after meals, while it is still hot.
1. Marjoram Tea
It stimulates the secretion of gastric juice, has a carminative effect. Just pour a tablespoon of dried marjoram into a glass of boiling water and let it brew for 15 minutes. Before drinking, strain the infusion through a strainer.
2. Peppermint Tea
Peppermint is a well-known herb that improves digestion, has a relaxing effect and eliminates gas. Note that it is best not to consume mint if you have heartburn as it can make it worse. You can brew mint from the express package or buy dried mint at the pharmacy — just a spoon per glass and 15 minutes of brewing.
3. Fennel teaFennel tea used to be recommended for children's colic. No wonder, because the infusion of fennel relieves flatulence, and also helps with heartburn, constipation and pain in the stomach. Simply pour boiling water over a bag of fennel and let it brew for about 10 minutes.
4. St. John's wort tea
It has an antispasmodic effect on the smooth muscles of the bile ducts and blood vessels (for digestive disorders and liver diseases), and also has a choleretic effect. St. John's wort is available in dry form and in sachets for infusion.
5. Nettle tea
Nettle stimulates metabolic processes and the secretion of gastric juice. The substances contained in the nettle also support the work of the liver, detoxifying the body. They also have an antidiarrheal effect. Nettle infusion is prepared in a standard way — it is enough to pour dry grass with boiling water or a ready-made bag of nettle leaves and let it brew for several minutes.