Treat Diarrhea With Effective Home Remedies

Diarrhea is a severe stomach condition where the patient suffers from grave infection in the stomach. How serious is diarrhea depends on acute the infection is. Infants and adults can be struck by diarrhea due to various causes such as:

Infection caused by viral

This is the most common type of diarrhea that has characteristic symptoms of regular passing of watery stools, cramps in the abdomen and mild fever in the patient that takes about 3 to 5 days to heal. Virus named “rotavirus” attacks in infants and “norovirus” causes diarrhea in adults and school going children. Another type of virus called the “adenovirus” can hit anybody despite the age.

Infection caused by bacteria

Bacterial infections in the stomach lead to diarrhea which occurs due to eating outside food, unhygienic food, or drink dirty water. In common parlance we say “food poisoning” but when untreated in a improper manner, it can give rise to acute case of diarrhea. The symptoms of diarrhea occurring due to bacterial infection are fever, regular vomiting, and acute pain in the abdomen and constant stools at regular intervals.

Sometimes, bacterial infection can also allow blood or mucus pass through stools. This occurs when people eat unhygienic food and all of them fall sick due to severe infection pretty common in marriages where the caterers at times serve unhygienic or stale food.

Another type of diarrhea is called traveler’s diarrhea which is caused by change in water and food when traveling abroad. It is very common these days. The least common type is known as Escherichia coli and listeria. Doctors feel that treating diarrhea with anti-biotic can sometimes cause the multiplication of bacteria worsening the infection in the body. Therefore follow excellent home remedies to get rid of diarrhea:

Lemon treatment for diarrhea

Lemon as we all know is a key ingredient to cure many health related problems. It is also helpful in getting rid of regular bowel movements. Mix half spoon lemon juice along with half spoon of ginger juice and add a pinch of pepper. Drink two times everyday till you feel the difference.

Banana, a very helpful home remedy

Bananas, since time immemorial has been used to curb excess stools caused by stomach infections. Eat one banana on empty stomach and take light meals during too much watery bowel movement. Banana mixed with curd relieves instantly.

Ginger home remedy

Ginger is very effective in treating diarrhea instantly. Drink one spoon ginger juice mixed with one cup of boiling water at regular intervals preferably after each hour.

The power of mango in diarrhea

Mango, a very delicious summer fruit is very helpful in curing diarrhea. The juice of mango should be mixed with curd to reduce bowel movement. Add one spoon of ginger juice for more relief. Did you ever imagine how the nut of mango can help get rid of diarrhea? Yes, dry the nut of mango and powder it. Drink one spoon of powder with one glass of water for respite.

Effective pepper home remedy

Mix 3 spoons of pepper with one cup of boiling water. Also mix half spoon of kelp and drink at intervals preferably after 2 hours gap. It cools the stomach and reduce the loose motions.

Apple cider vinegar remedy for loose motions

Drink one cup of water and mix one spoon of vinegar of apple cider and drink after you eat your food. This has a great affect in treating regular loose motions giving relief from diarrhea.

Excellent honey remedy

Honey is a great home ingredient that helps to treat many health conditions. It is great for skin and hair. You can also mix one spoon of honey with one cup f water and drink after meals to cure loose motions caused in diarrhea.

Yoghurt home remedy

Yoghurt is the most common and of the grandma recipes to cure diarrhea effectively. Yoghurt especially mixed with boiled rice and eaten acts as a great cooling effect to the stomach as well as helps to get rid of the infection by killing all possible bacteria that had led to diarrhea.

Cure with Fenugreek seeds

Fenugreek seeds when powdered in equal proportion with cumin seeds can be a magic powder to treat diarrhea. Mix at least four spoons of the mixture into one cup of curd and eat throughout day minimum three times.

Other effective home remedies include mixing lemon paste and salt and eat 0ne spoon of it throughout the day. You can also roast fennel seeds along with cumin seeds and eat the powder mixed with curd three times a day. Many people believe in the remedy of cumin powder added to butter milk as a great cooling and useful remedy for treating diarrhea. Also one can make a mixture of roasted cumin seeds, fennel seeds and mix sugar.

Consume one gram of the powder in the wee hours and even before going to bed. It is very helpful in relieving any burning sensation caused due to excessive bowel movements. Doing this for 15 days at a stretch helps to strengthen the digestive system making it more immune to overcome the infection. Coconut water and rice water are also beneficial when one suffers from diarrhea.

Do not keep yourself dehydrated. It can cause the body to feel weak as well as can aggravate the health condition. Doctor advices to drink at least 8-10 glass of water every day. During diarrhea, one needs to keep drinking water more than the usual because of the passing of stools more often than normal.

Ginger tea, blackberry tea is great sources of water as well make you feel good even in pain. Carrot juice is also ordered by the doctor as it is light on stomach and helps to replace the lost water through bowel movements. You can also mix Spiegel seeds with approximately 100 gms of curd and eat twice a day for respite.

Following the above mentioned effective home remedies can be of great importance while treating loose motions and excessive bowel movements during diarrhea. If the problem still persists, or the bowel movements do not stop, take help of a doctor.

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