Carminatives

. Carminatives are medications that significantly reduce the formation of gas in our stomach and are used in treating the gas problem.

. Carminative is also known as carminativum (in plural carminative)

. They are herbs or preparations used to prevent the formation of gas in excessive amounts and expel the gas from the stomach or intestine to relieve flatulence or abdominal pain.

. Carminatives have antiflatulent properties.

. An antiflatulent or deflatulent agent is a drug used to prevent and aid in expelling excessive intestinal gas and flatulence.

. These drugs act on the gastrointestinal tract provide pharmacological action on the GIT tract and are widely used to treat gas trouble and gas problems.

. Mostly carminatives are present in combination with antacids in the market formulation.

. Excess gas may be a symptom of chronic intestinal conditions such as diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease.

. Everyone has gas and it eliminates by belching, burping, or farting.

How is gas formed?

. Generally, gas in the stomach is formed by swallowing air while eating and drinking.

. Mostly gas is released through burping and flatulence.

. Gas forms in the large intestine (colon) when bacteria ferment carbohydrates, starch, and sugar that aren't digested in the small intestine.

. The small intestine absorbs some carbon dioxide and oxygen and passes the remaining gas to the large intestine.

. If there is an obstruction in the small intestine due to any disease condition like constipation. So, this gas cannot pass through the anus means the gas will accumulate in the small intestine.

. Intestinal gas is composed of various amounts of gasses like oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and methane.

. Oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide come from swallowing air while eating or drinking.

. Hydrogen and methane are products of the breakdown of food by good bacteria residing in the colon.

Intestinal Gas Release

. Mostly gas is released by burping and flatulence.

. Bacteria consume some of the gasses as well and the remaining gases are passed from the anus.

. When there is an obstruction in the GIT tract. It becomes difficult to release or pass gas by burping or flatulence and then gas generates pressure on the stomach and intestinal walls. Then, these conditions become painful called a gas problem.