Home Remedies For Diarrhea - Causes and Symptoms of Diarrhea

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Home Remedies For Diarrhea - Causes and Symptoms
of Diarrhea
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Introduction

• Diarrhoea is described as a condition where a
  person passes three or more watery stools a day.
  Stomach Infection commonly results in acute
  diarrhoea. The disease occurs when the intestinal
  lining is unable to absorb fluid, or it actively
  secretes fluid.

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What Causes Diarrhoea?

• Diarrhoea may have many different causes
  including
• Infection (with a virus, bacteria or parasite)
• Any sudden change in diet
• Food intolerance (e.g. lactose intolerance)
• Drinking excess alcohol
• Irritable bowel disease
• Malabsorption (e.g. due to problems with the
  pancreas)
• Surgery (e.g. when part of the bowel has been
  removed)
• Drug induced diarrhoea (e.g. side effect of
  antibiotics or some diabetes medications).

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• Infectious diarrhoea is most commonly caused due
  to eating or drinking food or water contaminated
  with viruses or bacteria. In young children
  diarrhoea is often resulted due to viral
  infections.
• These infections can sometimes be caught during
  travel, especially to those areas with poor
  standards of public hygiene. This is termed as
  travellers' diarrhoea.

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Symptoms of Diarrhoea

• Depending upon the cause, various symptoms
  exhibits. The common associated symptoms can
  include
• Urgent need to go to the toilet
• Stomach cramps
• Nausea and vomiting
• Headache
• Loss of appetite
• Change in colour of your stools
• Mucous, pus, blood, or fat in the stools
• General body weakness and tiredness.
• Due to loose stools, excessive loss of water
  happens which may lead to dehydration, which is
  to be treated quickly

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Signs of Dehydration

• Increased thirst
• Little or no urine passed in the last eight hours
• Urine has dark colour and with foul smell
• Reduced saliva in the mouth, dry lips, no tears,
  sunken cheeks or eyes
• Dizziness, lethargy, floppiness
• Rapid heart rate and breathing
• Cold hands and feet
• Muscle cramps
• Cold hands and feet

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When to go to a doctor???

• Most people have experienced an episode of
  diarrhoea at some point of their lives.
  Generally, this resolves by its own.
• However, seek medical advice if
• Diarrhoea lasts for more than 5days
• Occurrence of blood in the stools, dark and tarry
  
• Difference in nature of the stool like, high fat
  content, which may be seen as pale, greasy, foul
  smelling stools that are difficult to flush.
• Severe dehydration
• Vomiting, weakness and dizziness persists
• Weight loss

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How to treat diarrhoea yourself???

• Consume plenty of fluids like water, tender
  coconut water, sugar cane juice, lemon juice etc.
  Drink oral rehydration fluids (ORS) in case of
  dehydration.
• Take sufficient rest at home
• Eat food when u feel hungry. Intake of very light
  and easily digestible foods should be preferred.
  Do not eat heavy, hot, spicy food. Restrict
  eating fatty, sweet or spicy foods until u feel
  well.

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Home Remedies For Diarrhea
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1. GINGER JUICE

• Freshly extracted ginger juice, 2-3 tsp can be
  consumed which checks diarrhoea. Ayurveda says,
  ginger can be a successful home remedy for loose
  motions due to indigestion.

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2. FENUGREEK SEEDS

• Soak the fenugreek seeds in water for few
  minutes, grind them to a fine paste and consume
  the paste with a glass of water.
• This remedy can immensely benefit in battling
  loose motions. Due to presence of high mucilage
  content in fenugreek seeds, it supports the
  antidiarrheal effect.

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3. BANANA

• Ripened banana fruit can be consumed which helps
  the diarrhoea to subside. They are simple to
  digest and recommended in treating diarrhoea. The
  fruit is a rich source of Sodium and Potassium,
  which helps to gear up the digestion as well.

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4. NUTMEG

• 1/2tsp of nutmeg is to be grounded with quantity
  sufficient water. This checks watery stools
  immediately.
• As it improves the intestinal tone, this is one
  of the effective home remedy for diarrhoea.
  Studies have proved that Nutmeg is efficient in
  treating the diarrhoea due to Rotavirus, a viral
  infection that causes loose bowels in children.

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5. POMEGRANATE RIND

• The dried rind of a pomegranate is an invaluable
  remedy for diarrhoea. 1 gm of fine powder of this
  rind taken with buttermilk helps to reduce the
  frequency of loose motions.

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6. BUTTER MILK

• A glass of butter milk with rock salt, roasted
  cumin seeds and black pepper is a very common
  home remedy for diarrhoea. This improves the
  condition and helps to regularise the digestive
  fire.

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7. CURD TURMERIC

• Make a concoction of 2table spoon of curd, 1/4tsp
  turmeric, pinch of asafoetida, and half glass
  water. Mix the ingredients to form a uniform
  mixture, boil in low flame. And drink this warm
  thrice daily until the diarrhoea stops. Turmeric
  being antimicrobial, antiseptic helps to improve
  the intestinal flora.

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8. BAEL FRUIT

• Bael fruit is extensively used in case of loose
  stools. The pulp of bael fruit taken with warm
  water twice daily relives dysentery. Beal pulp
  can also be used with 1tsp of jaggery which
  reduces the condition.

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9. BLACK TEA

• Warm black tea with few drops of lemon juice
  mixed in it is a very popular and useful remedy
  to stop loose motions.

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