In the event of diarrhea, home remedies can naturally alleviate your symptoms – and at the same time save money and often save your way to the pharmacy. We show you six home remedies and how you can prevent diarrhea.
Diarrhea, also called diarrhea, can have many causes. In addition to classic food poisoning, which is caused by bacteria, an infection from viruses or parasites may also be to blame for the misery. In most cases, however, the annoying symptoms disappear within a few days. In the event of diarrhea, some home remedies can contribute to relief.
Note: If you suffer from severe pain, do not subside your symptoms after three days or even get worse, you should obtain medical advice.
Fight diarrhea: the most effective home remedies
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Diarrhea is often harmless and you can treat it with home remedies.
Attention: In babies, children, older people or blood in the chair, you should immediately obtain professional medical advice. Even if the diarrhea is accompanied by fever, vomiting, pain and circulatory disorders, you should definitely see your doctor: visit inside.
In most cases, however, diarrhea is harmless and primarily annoying. That is why you will find a list here which home remedies you can use to treat diarrhea:
- An important measure in the event of diarrhea, according to the NDR: drink a lot! Because the high loss of fluid due to the diarrhea weakens the body. Two to three liters of water or mild tea per day are ideal. If the diarrhea lasts longer, you can easily make an electrolyte solution yourself and thus compensate for the loss of fluid. Mix half a liter of water with a teaspoon of salt, five teaspoons of sugar and half a liter of tea or orange juice and drink at least two liters a day. Note: Cola is often recommended in the event of diarrhea – however, this is not suitable because the drink contains a lot of sugar.
- A hot water bottle, a cherry stone pillow or spelled pillow on the stomach have an impressive and relaxing effect, which can relieve your discomfort.
- The so-called Moro soup is a tried and tested home remedy and is still used for therapy purposes today. The carrots cause regulation of stool consistency and frequency. This is how you prepare the carrot soup: peel half a kilo of carrots, cook it with one liter of water in the saucepan for an hour and then puree everything. Fill it back to one liter with boiling water, salt well and take the soup to you several times a day right at the beginning of the symptoms. But others can also help you in the event of diarrhea, for example oat mucus.
- A tea made from dried blueberries (available in the pharmacy) is stuffing. Therefore, the fruits should not be missing in any house or travel pharmacy. Bring two tablespoons of it to a boil in 250 milliliters of water, let it simmer for a quarter of an hour, drop it off and drink a cup several times a day. Attention: This only works with dried blueberries – the fresh fruits can even have a laxative effect and thus have the opposite desired effect!
- Healing earth also helps because it binds germs. Disconnect one or two teaspoons of healing earth twice a day for internal use in 250 milliliters of water and drink it in small swallow.
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Pectin -containing fruit such as apples means that the chair becomes a little firmer again. The pectin swells up in the intestine and so relieves him of liquid. To do this, rub the apple, preferably with a bowl, and leave something until it is brown. Then take it to you spoon. According to NDR, you can also use ripe bananas and crush them with the fork-however, they have a higher CO2 footprint than seasonal apples.
What to do to prevent diarrhea?
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Especially when traveling to you foreign countries and in the hot season, diarrhea can lead to faster. However, you can avoid many causes if you note a few simple behaviors:
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Wash hands as often as possible: not only after visiting the toilet, but also before every meal. Handles of all kinds are true breeding grounds for germs, from shopping carts to handles in public transport to door handles. Viral bowel diseases are often very contagious; If you get used to washing your hands regularly, you can at least contain this cause of the diarrhea.
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“Boil it, Cook it, peel it or forget it!”: Diarrhea is particularly uncomfortable on vacation. This is often to blame for the water that is unusual for your body, with which fruits or vegetables are washed or used for ice cubes. Therefore, if you want to be absolutely on the safe side or are susceptible to diarrhea: do not drink tap water, also do not use for brushing your teeth, do not order drinks with ice cubes, only consume fruit that you can peel and prefer to do without the tempting salad plates if you are not sure. Also read: Better not eat: You should avoid these 9 foods on vacation.
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Store sensitive foods cool and, especially when preparing chicken meat and fish, pay attention to hygiene, since these food can transmit salmonella. Meat should also be cooked well at least ten minutes at 70 c ° to kill unwanted bacteria. You should also pay attention to this on vacation.
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Revised by Freya Petersen
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