Can Turmeric Flatten Tummy?

Turmeric, the wonder spice, has been linked to a number of health benefits, including weight loss and cancer prevention. Here are some amazing health benefits of drinking warm turmeric water or turmeric tea every morning on an empty stomach. Drink warm turmeric water to lose weight and flatten your tummy | Photo Credit: Thinkstock

Yes, turmeric can help in bloating. The golden spice turmeric serves as carminative and antispasmodic. It may aid in preventing bloating by relieving dyspepsia, improving gut bacteria, preserving the intestinal barrier, increasing the activity of digestive enzymes, and treating underlying conditions.

For stomach pain, you need to boil 10 gms of the bark of turmeric root in about quarter liter of water. After boiling mix jaggery – due to heat it will completely dissolve in water.

It is believed that drinking turmeric tea or warm turmeric water on an empty stomach can effectively help your body burn excess flab. Turmeric being a very potent antioxidant agent is not just a herb used for your culinary delights. You can get even more health benefits from turmeric when you drink it diluted in warm water every morning.

Bloating is at times a symptom of underlying conditions like gastritis and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disorder). Turmeric protects the lining of the stomach and intestines from damage by irritants like certain medicines, H.pylori infection, alcohol etc; it prevents gastric ulcer formation.

Can Turmeric Cause Constipation? Overall, current evidence on the subject seems to suggest that turmeric does not usually cause constipation. In fact, preliminary research into the effect of turmeric on IBS shows that turmeric may actually help constipation in some cases.