Diarrhea is one of the most common problems especially in this rainy season. Occasional diarrhea is not a fatal or serious matter in a healthy adult. But if the problem becomes chronic, it becomes serious.
Moreover, diarrhea is a serious matter in case of children, very old and weak people because diarrhea drains out a great amount of water from our body through stool. With water various salt and minerals such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, etc. (these salt are very important for our body) drain out from our body and it hampers the natural work power and energy of a person.
If you do not take a prompt action, children sometimes die from it becoming dehydrated. So diarrhea should be treated as quickly as possible and with great care. This article will give you a few tips on natural cure for diarrhea.
How To Cure Diarrhea Naturally
Maintain Hygiene
The first thing that you have to do to cure your diarrhea naturally is to maintain hygiene. Wash your hands with medicated soap before taking any food because diarrhea spreads through contamination.
Wash your raw foods and utensils properly. Sterilize your glass, dish, bowl and especially spoon everyday. Eat hot food on clean utensils. Drink boiled water. Wear clean clothes everyday and take a bath everyday.
Water, Salt And Sugar
When you have diarrhea excess water accompanied with different salts drain out from our body and make us weak and gradually lifeless. So you have to supply water and salt from outside. Take a glass of water. Mix ½ teaspoon salt and a tablespoon sugar in it.
Stir till these things mixed well in the water. Drink this. Drink at least 4-5 glasses of this water everyday when you have diarrhea to keep your energy up. This helps to cure your diarrhea gradually. Apart from that drink adequate plain water to keep your body hydrated.
Garlic
Use plenty of garlic in your food. Garlic has an antibacterial property and it kills the bacteria that causes diarrhea. Raw garlic also effectively cure diarrhea. So eat garlic rich food and garlic everyday and cure your diarrhea.
Yogurt
Yogurt is an excellent natural product for diarrhea. A type of bacteria presents in yogurt kills the diarrhea creating bacteria and cures diarrhea. Take some yogurt, beat it properly.
Add salt on it. You may or may not add chilled water in it. Eat this yogurt after taking two major meals everyday and keep the problem of diarrhea at bay.
Ginger
Ginger is an excellent product for diarrhea. Take a piece of ginger. Crush it and boil it in a cup of water. Let it cool. Add honey in it. Drink this ginger tea twice daily. It will help you to cure your diarrhea very quickly. Moreover, it also cures the stomach pain related with diarrhea.
Green Tea
Green tea is an excellent natural medicine for diarrhea. It is very easy to make green tea. Take a cup of water and boil it. Remove it from the oven when it boils properly. Then add a tea spoon green tea leaf and keep the lead on.
After 3-4 minutes strain the tea and drink it. You may mix little bit sugar in it for taste. Green tea liquor works well in diarrhea. So drink this tea 2-3 times daily to cure diarrhea and to get energy.
Soft Rice
When you are suffering from diarrhea, do not give your stomach much pressure to digest food. Moreover, digestive ability of a person decreases when you have diarrhea infection. So eat simple foods that are easy to digest. Soft rice is one such food.
Take some rice. Wash well and cook them in water for a long time to make it over soft. Mash them. Sprinkle some salt over it. Add lemon juice and little bit of black pepper powder on this rice for taste. Eat this rice both at lunch and dinner. Rice helps to cure your loose motion.
It helps to solidify your stool and the carbohydrate (rice is carbohydrate) gives you energy. Both lemon juice and black peer are good home remedies for diarrhea. Eat this rice twice daily and cure diarrhea very soon.
Plantain
Plantain does miracle in acute care of diarrhea also. Plantain contains a great amount of iron which helps to make your stool hard and solid after supplying enough iron in our body. Take 1 or 2 plantain.
Cut them into pieces and boil them in salty water. After 10-15 minutes, plantains will get soft. Remove the jacket. Mash the banana. Sprinkle salt and freshly chopped coriander leaves in it.
You may also add finely chopped onion and ginger. Mix everything and eat it daily. You may also add pieces of plantain in your fish curry when you have diarrhea. Plantain cures diarrhea effectively.
Green Papaya
Green papaya is also excellent for diarrhea. Green papaya helps to digest food properly and it saves you from getting diarrhea. Papaya both cures and prevents diarrhea. Peel the papaya and cut them in to thin gondola like shape. Boil them in water.
Sprinkle salt on papaya and eat them. You can also make papaya lentil soup which is very good for diarrhea. Cut papaya into small pieces. Take some lentils. Keep both of them in a container.
Add water and salt in the container. Then boil them on low flame for a long time. You also may add chicken and potato in the soup. This soup is effective to cure your diarrhea and give you strength. Drink the soup daily and you will get benefit.
Aniseed And Candy
Aniseed and candy are very effective to cure the diarrhea very quickly. Soak a tablespoon aniseed in a glass of water over night. Add 3-4 sugar candy in it. Next morning the sugar candy will melt away.
Strain the water and drink the aniseed water. Practice this method everyday and you will get benefit. Aniseed keeps your body cool and helps to digest food properly.
Stay From Milk Products
Stay away from milk and milk products completely when you are suffering from diarrhea. Among milk products only the yogurt is good for a diarrhea patient.Follow these tips and get rid of diarrhea soon. But if the problem still remains and goes out of hand, do not forget to consult a doctor before it becomes critical.
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