Rubbing my stomach after a big meal helps!
I find that after finishing a big meal sitting up straight and rubbing my (upper) stomach with my hand often prevents indigestion and helps me burp up all the gas that unavoidably gets swallowed when eating. Then I'm less likely to suffer with an upset stomach later. I feel like rubbing my stomach straight after a meal is like a good life hack for IBS, though it might not work on everyone.
Even in restaurants I sit up straight and rub my stomach until I burp. It feels good and it seems required now.
Has anyone else tried this? It's a self-massage to help a large meal go down and for gas to come up comfortably.
Believe it or not, you are not alone! Many of our community members who suffer with IBS-C use self-massage to help with their symptoms, as you can see: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/self-massage-for-constipation
It is something that seems to help and many of those who have tried it say it is comforting, at the least! Let us know if there's anything we can do to help with it! Keep on keepin' on, DPM
