Flatulence (meteorism) describes an increased accumulation of air and gas in the abdomen, with an increased discharge of winds and loud bowel noises. The symptoms usually worsen after ingestion of food and during the day and improve over the course of the night. As long as they do not occur> 24 times a day, doctors speak of normal digestion.

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Causes:

• Irritable bowel syndrome

• Lactose intolerance

• Fructose malabsorption

• Sorbitol intolerance

• Glutamate intolerance

• Concomitant symptom with chron. inflammatory bowel disease

• Concomitant symptom of diarrhea

• excessive amounts of protein in food / drinks

• Concomitant symptom of constipation

• constant swallowing of air

• Changes in the intestinal flora (imbalance between the different types of intestinal bacteria) - diagnosis by means of a stool sample possible

• Lack of digestive enzymes - diagnosis by stool sample possible (the food cannot be sufficiently processed in the small intestine & continues to reach the large intestine

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Why is nutritional therapy important?

Nutritional therapy helps you to alleviate your individual symptoms, to consolidate the consistency of the bowel movements and to supply you with sufficient electrolytes (= minerals sodium and potassium) so that your circulation remains stable. Diarrhea is often associated with abdominal complaints such as abdominal pain, malaise and a feeling of fullness.

The change in diet will have a long-term positive effect on your health. An energy-adjusted wholesome diet under the supervision of a certified nutritionist can lead to your long-term success. The diet is adapted to your current weight and a jointly defined goal for weight gain / or loss.

The aim is to supply all of the fatty acids, micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) that are important to you, energy and protein in the measure that your body is optimally supplied with. For this purpose, foods that promote inflammation are specifically avoided and plenty of anti-inflammatory foods are consumed.

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Nutritional therapy support through:

• possibly supporting medication: prokinetics, defoamers, antispasmodics / antispasmodics, peppermint oil, probiotics, etc.

• Spasmolytic teas (have an antispasmodic effect)

• carminative teas (have a flatulence-inducing effect)

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Classification of your weight - definition and classification of weight in relation to height.

Special percentile curves apply to children and adolescents; the BMI cannot simply be used here.

BMI and interpretation: BMI: body mass index. Formula: Body weight in kg : (body height in m) 2

Underweight: <18.5

Normal weight: 18.5 - 24.9

Overweight = pre-obesity: 25-29.9

Obesity grade I: 30 - 34.9

Obesity grade II: 35-39.9

Obesity grade III:> 40 = per magna

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Nutritional therapy

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• Holistic therapy - do you have any comorbidities that need to be taken into account during the consultation?

• Body weight: Weight reduction is recommended if you are overweight / obese.

• Avoid micronutrient deficiencies and mineral deficiencies & possibly counteract them with nutrient preparations

• Prevent protein deficiency

• Which nutrients do I need in which ratio?

• Add fiber (10-15g / day) level 3, from level 4 (30 g fiber per day)

• Sufficient fluid: total fluid per day: 30 - 35 ml per kg body weight and day. Attention, this is not just a drinking liquid. The liquid from food (approx. 500 - 800 ml) must still be subtracted from this so that a quantity of> 2 l drinking liquid is created.

• add valuable anti-carcinogenic (anti-cancer) secondary plant substances

• A selection of foods tailored to your needs with cooking and technical information (for breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner)

• Do you like to eat your warm meal in the evening? I am happy to cater to your individual situation and we will create a plan on how you can implement your wholesome diet into your everyday life.

• Overall fat selection, how should it be designed?

• which oils are good for me? What should I watch out for in relation to the anti-inflammatory diet?

• How much fat spread (butter / margarine / vegetable fat) can I use and which products are recommended?

• Get enough Omgea-3 fatty acids and essential fatty acids

• How can I boost and support my metabolism with natural foods?

• Coordinate sensible meal frequency for your individual case - meal allocation

• What do I have to look out for when choosing animal foods?

• How many animal foods (e.g. meat products, milk and dairy products, cheese, fish products, eggs) are recommended?

• Define the desired weight stabilization / normalization & the estimated period for this

• what should be considered with beverages and alcoholic beverages?

• How does exercise affect your body and thus also your diet?

• Avoid blood sugar fluctuations

• Sweetening foods - sweeteners, glucose, fructose, sugar and sugar substitutes, what can I use and in what quantities? How high is the respective sweetness of the different products?

• what should be considered when baking and cooking?

• what are cheap snacks / main meals

• Eating out - what should you watch out for?

• Vacation, boat trip or hospital stay, what should be considered?

• Flatulence, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, heartburn, loss of appetite, pain related to eating, what can I do about it?

• Daily plans as an example for practical implementation in everyday life

• Enjoyment training

• Optimizing your eating situation

• long-term maintenance of a jointly defined weight

• Strengthen the stomach and intestines with natural foods

• Additional therapy options

• Dietetic products in support of nutritional therapy

• Food supplements - under certain circumstances, a supplement can be useful

• and other topics

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Any questions? I look forward to your call or email. To contact form

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Assistance:

• KISS self-help groups

• Self-help network

• German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Diseases e. V.

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