Gas, known technically as flatulence, is an inevitable result of human digestion. Excessive gas is a problem, though, and it is one that can be quite a challenge. One reader learned to use fennel seeds to overcome this difficulty.
Can You Use Fennel Seeds to Fight Flatulence?
Q. Over the past six years I’ve had an embarrassing problem: anything I ate gave me gas. I tried everything from Pepto–Bismol to Gas-X Extra Strength without results.
About six months ago, my mom told me that the husband of her friend used fennel seed for flatulence. When I got back to the States I Googled fennel.
The capsules I ordered arrived yesterday, and I’ve seen a huge difference already. I’ve gone from 30 or 40 farts a day down to about 5 or 6. The capsules aren’t expensive, so I use fennel seeds with every meal.
How Do You Use Fennel Seeds?
A. Fennel seeds have been used to flavor foods such as bread, cheese and sausage. The ancient Egyptians were using it medicinally in 1500 BC.
Today, this culinary spice has a reputation for fighting flatulence. Fennel has broad antimicrobial activity and may even be good for memory (BioMed Research International, online, Aug. 3, 2014).
You’ll find an easy, tasty recipe for fennel seed tea along with other remedies for gas in our book, The People’s Pharmacy Quick & Handy Home Remedies.
