Natural Treatments For Food Poisoning

Food poisoning is a common problem seems to exist everywhere in the society because it can occur anywhere. It may be in restaurants, hotels, picnics or even by the home-made food. Food poisoning is an illness that occurs due to bacteria, etc. in the food. The food becomes contaminated by the microorganisms in several ways.

Such as a person cook food with his unclean hands or the food might not be cooked thoroughly. This might result in a bad flu, and the symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting or dehydration. However, before letting the case to be serious, most of the cases of food poisoning can be controlled at home.

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Various Treatments For Food Poisoning

Vomiting (Flushing Out The Infected Food From The Body)

During food poisoning, the first step is to flush out the entire food items from the stomach. The left out food items become poison, and hence it is required to take it out from the body.

Vomiting helps in getting the bacteria out of the body, but meanwhile, it also flushes out important components needed for our body such as, Sodium, Glucose and Potassium. Drinking of juice, water and Gatorade helps in getting these important electrolytes back and also flushing the poison out.

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Fruit Juice Role In Curing Food Poison

Potassium is rich in fruits. Fruit juice can be taken in a glass to which half teaspoon of salt and one teaspoon of honey are added and mixed thoroughly. By drinking this, the body system can be flushed out nicely.

Note that corn syrup can be used instead of honey. Using of Gatorade with this mixture gives a better result and also helps in retaining the important electrolytes.

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Herbal Tea

A small cup of tea, sometimes, makes a person feel relaxed and eases pain. Take mint, chamomile, raspberry and blackberry. Make an herbal tea out of these things with water.

Slowly drink this herbal tea, sip by sip. This helps to relieve the involuntary pain due to muscular contraction thereby eases the flush out process.

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Bread Heals Food Poisoning

Bread is one of the common foods that is mostly taken by patients. During food poisoning, it can be used as a sponge to absorb the poison in the body. Eat a few pieces of bread, which enters the body and cleans the poison from the body to some extent. Thus, it can prevent vomiting as well as diarrhea.

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Taking A Proper Rest

Rest is the simplest way yet an effective natural therapy which should be considered in each and every health problem. It is better to take rest in order to recover the energy.

In the period of rest, the body tries to cure food poisoning and regain its original state. Thus, the body comes to its earlier condition.

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Use Of Rehydrating Solution

In the case of food poisoning, the body undergoes dehydration and becomes weak. Thus, it is necessary to rehydrate the body. For this, a rehydrating solution is prepared by taking 1 tsp of salt, 3 tsp of sugar, 2 tsp. of lemon juice and 16 Oz of water. Stir all the ingredients thoroughly with water. Now, drink the complete solution which rehydrates the body quickly.