Oatmeal Tea to Reduce Abdominal Bloating

In addition to adding oatmeal to your breakfast or snacks, you can make a tea from oats to enjoy before meals, which will help prevent abdominal gas and bloating.

Reviewed and approved by psychologist Valeria Sabater.

Written by Valeria Sabater

Last update: 27 May, 2022

How many times a week do you feel like your belly is swollen after you eat? Believe it or not, this is very common in women. So, how do you reduce abdominal bloating? In fact, there are plenty of ways but one of the easiest is to make oatmeal tea.

The cause is almost always related to that classic problem of fluid retention and poor digestion. It doesn’t matter if you’re overweight or in perfect shape. The bulging belly happens to many of us by the end of the day.

Here is a simple remedy that will definitely help reduce abdominal bloating.

The Benefits of Oats to Reduce Abdominal Bloating

Let’s start by tackling an important issue. There are certain people who believe that oats don’t sit well with them, they aren’t digested properly, and that instead of helping to detox the body and improve digestion, they actually cause feelings of heaviness and discomfort.

Any nutritionist will tell you that oatmeal is one of the healthiest foods available to you, and if you’re having an adverse response to it you could be having an allergic reaction.

If your experience with oats has always been negative, try talking to your doctor first to see if you have a unique intolerance.

Now that that’s out of the way, let’s find out what this grain can do for your digestive health to prevent or reduce abdominal bloating.

Oats, a Slow-acting Grain

First of all, you need to recognize that there’s a reason why oats are regarded as a “superfood.”

They’re very rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and carbohydrates. In addition to all that, oats have a high fiber content.

This means that they promote good digestion, allowing your body to better absorb nutrients.

• When you drink tea made from oatmeal before or after your meals, you’ll feel more satisfied and digest food more easily, as the tea is absorbed slowly and properly.
• Don’t forget that this tea is also a diuretic, meaning that it helps control fluid retention thanks to its content of sodium and potassium.
• Slow food absorption always speeds up the metabolism. This will keep your food from producing gases as it sits in your gut because everything will instead be absorbed and move through the intestines properly.
• Oats are an excellent option for people who have irritable bowel syndrome, because of its anti-inflammatory effects.

Oatmeal Tea to Reduce Abdominal Bloating and Stress

Oats have the interesting ability to fight stress and anxiety. It’s common in today’s world for women to have a very active, stress-filled lifestyle that includes commitments at work, home, with children, and friends.

All this activity can overload the mind and body. Stress builds up, the additional cortisol production causes toxins to accumulate in the body, and ultimately this results in poor digestion. Finally, at the end of the day, all this your stomach appear swollen.

Have you gained weight? Of course. Whether it’s retained fluid, indigestion, or irritable bowel syndrome, these symptoms are very common during times of stress or anxiety.

Oats help regulate your neurotransmitters that tell the body to relax. In addition to that, the high content of vitamins A, E, B1, B2, B3, and B6, along with zinc, magnesium, iron, calcium, and phosphorus help regulate blood pressure and ease stress.

Preparing Oatmeal Tea

Ingredients

• 3 cups of mineral water (600 ml)
• 100 g of organic rolled oats
• Cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon of honey (25 g)
• A glass bottle (1-liter size)
• 1 colander

Preparation

• The first thing you need to do is find organic rolled oats. It’s important to buy from a place that ensures they were grown and harvested without chemicals and pesticides.
• Bring the three cups of water to a boil, and add the oats, cinnamon stick, and honey.
• Let these simmer for 30 minutes. After that, cover the pan and let it steep for at least an hour. If you prefer, you can prepare this tea the day before and let it sit overnight.
• Strain off the liquid, and store it at room temperature in a glass bottle.

How to Consume

• Drink a cup of this tea before each meal. You should have the first one at breakfast, the second around 15 minutes before lunch, and the third 15 minutes before your dinner.
• This will make you feel more satisfied, digest food better, and absorb nutrients without producing gas or bloating.
• Additionally, you’ll notice you feel better and more relaxed in the evening.

Try following this simple regimen three times a week and see how you feel. You know your body better than anyone else, so only you can decide if it’s truly going to benefit you.