Diarrhea

diarrhea

Description

Diarrhea is the frequent passage of loose, watery, soft stools plus bloating, pressure, and cramps commonly referred to as gas. Diarrhea can come on suddenly, run its course, and be helped with home care to prevent complications such as dehydration.

Root Causes

The main causes of diarrhea are overeating or eating of wrong foods, putrefaction of food in the intestinal tract, fermentation caused by incomplete carbohydrate digestion, nervous irritability, use of anti-biotic drugs, and excessive intake of laxatives.
Other causes include parasites, germs, virus, bacteria, or a poison which has entered into the body through food, water or air, allergies to certain substances or even common foods such as milk, wheat, eggs and sea foods, emotional strain or stress in adults and fright in children.
Certain organic diseases affecting the intestines may also lead to diarrhea.

Symptoms

Watery, liquid stool.
Abdominal cramps.
Fever.
Dehydration.

Home Remedies

Boil pomegranate peel, cool and drink half a cup two times a day (can add sugar).
Grind half an apple and drink the juice, a little every time.
Blanch guava leaves and drink to help with the diarrhea.
Make tea out of coriander leaves.
Drink chamomile tea to relieve the diarrhea and pain.
Eat Rice, toasted bread with no spread, bananas and drink a lot of water.
Drink carrot soup.
Drink peppermint tea.
Drink wormwood tea to treat stomach trouble.
Squeeze one lemon; add 1 spoon of milk and drink.
Squeeze pomegranate and drink.
Mix and mash corn, garlic and potatoes, then eat.
Blanch 1-2 teaspoons of oregano in water for 10 minutes and drink.
Mix a teaspoon of vinegar and a teaspoon of honey in a glass of water half an hour before each meal.

Precautions

Practice safe food-handling. Always wash your hands before and after handling food.
Use care when preparing raw poultry or meat. Food should be cooked to recommended temperatures. Avoid raw or rare meat and poultry. Utensils coming in contact with raw food should be cleaned in soap and hot water.
Fruits and vegetables consumed raw should be thoroughly rinsed in clean water.
Unpasteurized (raw) milk may be contaminated with bacteria and should always be avoided. Unpasteurized fruit juice or cider should generally be avoided even if the source is known because the fruit may have come in contact with contaminated animal droppings in the orchard.
Use caution when traveling, especially in foreign countries. Do not eat foods from street vendors. Don't drink water or drinks with ice cubes made from tap water if the country is deemed unsafe.

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