Drink a glass of warm water. Think of it as a hot spring for your intestines. Cold water can actually tighten things up, making that gas hold on like a stubborn hitchhiker. Warm water tells your gut, “Hey, let the hostages go.”
Peppermint tea is a champion. It relaxes your gut muscles. Ginger tea works too, but it tastes like spicy dirt. Still, I’d rather drink spicy dirt than burp like a dragon. Avoid fizzy drinks unless you enjoy a high-stakes game of esophageal roulette.
Wind Releasing Pose
And please—please—don’t drink through a straw. You’re just gulping down air like you’re trying to win a balloon-blowing competition. That air has to go somewhere, and it’s not planning to exit through your nose.
