Diarrhea Home Remedies
During some illnesses we have to contend with diarrhea. Here are some recipes to help with that problem.
Diarrhea Relief with Allspice
Put a pinch of allspice in 1 cup of warm water. Add honey and drink after every bowel movement.
Diarrhea Relief with Apple
Peel, core, and puree an apple in the blender. Grate if you do not have a blender. Give 1 apple every 2 hours, while withholding all other food during treatment.
Diarrhea Relief with Apple and Milk
Simmer 1pared apple in 1cup of milk until very soft. Put apple/milk mixture in the blender and blend until smooth. Drink ½ cup after every bowel movement until relief is obtained.
Diarrhea Relief with Blackberries
When blackberries are in season, pick plenty so you can put up plenty of good juice. When you can the berries, cold pack them, so the juice is extracted. Then you have the use of the berries after draining off the juice.
Black berry juice is very good for treating diarrhea in children. Give a glassful every couple of hours as needed. You will probably want to sweeten the juice a little. My kids always loved this and we would drink it just for the heck of it, even when not needed.
You really miss having the kids pick berries with me, because this was one of our best times together. We always had a lot of fun. Some of the kids come over to go picking now-and you really enjoy that-but it seems that small children can make any situation more fun. Even bugs can create a fascinating conversation. Kids come up with the funniest notions about life. You learn a lot just by listening to them.
Diarrhea Relief with Carrots
Cook 1 pound of carrots in as little water as possible. Cook until soft. When done, puree in the blender. Keep refrigerated and take 1/2 cup every 30 minutes until relief is obtained.
Diarrhea Relief with Comfrey
Heat 4 cups of milk until hot. Add 1 tablespoon of comfrey root. Steep 15 minutes. Strain Drink a glass every hour until relief is obtained.
Diarrhea Relief with Nutmeg
Heat 1 cup of milk. Add 1 teaspoon of nutmeg. Stir well and drink warm. Do this every hour until relief is obtained. Honey may be added if desired.
Diarrhea Relief with Rice
Boil 2/3 cup of white or brown rice in 4 cups of water for 15 minutes. Strain and sip the resulting liquid. Should get relief in a couple of hours.
Diarrhea Relief with Wild Geranium
Mix 1 cup blackberry juice and 1 tablespoon each of wild geranium, shepherd’s purse, and sweet fem, and 1 teaspoon of ginger. Boil for 10 minutes. Cool and strain. Drink ½ cup every hour, or after every bowel movement. Do not eat solids until diarrhea is cleared up. Then start to eat on a light diet.
Diarrhea Treatment for Children
Children dehydrate very quickly by losing fluid and salts in the body due to diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. It is important to replace the fluids through any liquid the child will drink, and to continue to feed them the liquid.
Prepare the following dehydration drink and give at the onset of diarrhea. Mix together 1 teaspoon of table salt, 8 teaspoons sugar, and add to 5 cups of water (if you have time, sterilize the water by boiling it, but be sure to cool it before giving it to the child). Give 1 cup each time the child has a bowel movement, ½ cup for a smaller child. Spoon-feed a baby. Let the child drink as much as they want. You can stop giving it as soon as the child stops having loose bowel movements or loses desire for the rehydration drink.
Seek help if the child displays symptoms of dehydration, if there is severe vomiting, or if they will not drink. For babies, you should seek help immediately. The rehydration solution is for emergency use only; it is just to tide you over until you can seek medical help. Deaths from dehydration are common, so do not hesitate to contact your physician
Diarrhea Treatment with Plantain Infusion
Plantain is easy to find, so dry plenty of it. It has many uses. The ribbed plantain is the best for medicinal use, so try to collect only that kind.
This recipe is good for treating diarrhea. Pour 1 cup boiling water over 4 tablespoons dried plantain leaves. Cover and steep 20 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Drink in ½ cup doses every 2 hours until relief is obtained.