How to cure diarrhea fast at home?

45 scientifically proven ways to cure diarrhea fast at home

1- Boil half a cup of rice in 1.5 liters (six cups) of water for about 20 minutes. Strain, and drink warm. Add a dash of honey or sugar to taste

2- Eat two boiled potatoes. Alternatively, eat crackers and drink a can of coke to stop diarrhea fast (Norwegian remedy to treat diarrhea)

3- Stay hydrated and eat 8 small portions of food a day. Take two teaspoons of ground dried thyme on a raw stomach to stop diarrhea instantly

4- Follow an elimination diet, avoid certain foods, such as dairy products, lettuce greens, and insoluble fiber

5- Take OTC antidiarrheal medications, like bismuth subsalicylate (Kaopectate, Pepto-Bismol), or loperamide (Imodium, Diamode Oral, Imogen Oral, Kaopectate 1-D, Kenamide Oral, Maalox Anti-Diarrheal Oral). Alternatively, take prescription antidiarrheal drugs, such as Lomotil (Diphenoxylate and Atropine Tablets), which is used to treat diarrhea that is not caused by infection.

6- Eat Simple foods that are easy to digest like whole grains, apples, bananas and rice

7- Add one tablespoon or 15 ml of flaxseed oil into your diet

8- Try steaming veggies to make them easier to digest, also you can try making a smoothie or sorbet with fruit

9- Add a small amount of honey and ginger root to herbal tea, as it helps soothe the stomach and reduce irritation

10- Try probiotics, such as raw cultured dairy like yogurt or kefir, eat a cup of yogurt 30 minutes before bed everyday. Alternatively, try probiotic supplements (50 billion units daily), as it can help fight infection and can help recolonize the gut with healthy bacteria

11- Avoid eating foods that contain potential allergens, like nuts, gluten, shellfish and dairy

12- Follow a sugar free diet. Avoid added sugar and artificial sweeteners

13- Avoid caffeinated beverages for 3 days after all symptoms have disappeared.

14- Avoid carbonated, sugar drinks

15- Avoid eating spicy foods for 2-3 days after all symptoms have disappeared

16- Avoid eating foods with FODMAP carbohydrates. This includes fructose containing foods like honey, fruits, high-fructose corn syrup, and agave; Lactose containing foods like dairy; Fructans like Wheat, onions, garlic; Galactans, such as Legumes (including beans, lentils, and soybeans); Polyols: fruits that have seeds or pits and sugar alcohols, such as figs, apples, cherries, peaches, avocados, or plums.

17- Get some rest and try to sleep at least 8 hours at night

18- Try digestive enzymes (2 before each meal)

19- Try glutamine powder supplement (5 grams twice daily). Glutamine powder is also found naturally in bone broth

20- Drink a cup of aloe vera juice, twice daily

21- Eat 2-3 tablespoons of raw sprouted fiber from chia seeds and flax daily

22- Use Essential Oils, such as peppermint essential oil, as it can reduce bowel inflammation, reducing loose stools

23- Temporarily ditch the dairy, avoid consuming butter, milk, milk-based soups, coffee creamer, cheese, and whipped cream for 3 days after symptoms disappear

24- Eat a banana. For a special diarrhea diet, mix your banana with other soothing foods, such as yogurt

25- Reduce stress levels by listening to music or talking to a close friend. Alternatively, try yoga and walking to reduce stress levels

26- Add a small amount of black seed oil in a cup of yogurt, mix well, and take it twice daily

27- Try following a liquid diet and stick to broth, juice, or water. Grab a food processor and blend foods, such as steamed vegetables (carrots) and fruits (berries).

28- Quit bad habits, quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, avoid drinking alcohol for at least 3 days after all symptoms have disappeared.

29- Eat foods that contain tannins, like dark berries. Try blueberry soup, add an ounce of dried blueberries, six to nine tablespoons of sugar, three cinnamon sticks, three teaspoons of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt in three cups of water and bring to a boil, simmer for about fifteen minutes, and then pour the mixture into a blender, and set it on puree. Pour the puree into a glass and drink it three times a day.

30- Follow the BRAT Diet (bananas, white rice, unsweetened applesauce and dry toast)

31- Try eating freshly grated ginger. Alternatively, you can choose to take ginger in powdered form. Also you can drink ginger tea

32- Drink warm beverages

33- Add a small amount of fenugreek seeds in a cup of yogurt, mix and drink it twice a day. Add cumin to taste. Alternatively, you can chew on fenugreek seeds themselves.

34- Try drinking cold peppermint tea

35- Drink chamomile tea. Add lemon to taste

36- Try eating white rice, eat the rice in small amounts.

37- Add a spoonful of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, mix, and drink it

38- Squeeze a few drops of fresh lemon into a glass of water, and drink it throughout the day

39- Try carrot soup, peel three carrots and cook in a small amount of water until soft, blend the carrots to obtain a soupy texture, eat it once a day.

40- Blend three oranges, a tablespoon of sugar, and a dash of salt in a food processor, and drink it throughout the day. Alternatively, steep the peel of one orange in a liter of boiling water for about 5-10 minutes, strain, and allow the tea to cool, drink it twice a day. Add honey or sugar to taste.

41- Drink cinnamon and cayenne tea, to make cinnamon and cayenne tea simply add 1/2 a teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne in four cups of boiling water, simmer for about five minutes, allow it to cool before pouring a glass. Drink 1/2 a cup of this tea every hour.

42- Drink slippery elm bark tea, to make slippery elm bark tea simply add one teaspoon of slippery elm bark in a cup of water and bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes, and allow it to steep for about 10 minutes. Drink three glasses of this tea a day

43- Eat one clove of garlic 3-5 times a day

44- Take bile acid sequestrants, such as cholestyramine (Questran, Prevalite), colesevelam (Welchol) and colestipol (Colestid, Flavored Colestid). If you are taking any of these medications, take them cautiously and talk to your doctor, as symptoms such as pain and bloating may worsen

45- Avoid chewing gums that contain sorbitol, a laxative sweetener which is poorly absorbed by the intestines

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Verified by: Dr.Diab (March 2, 2018)

Citation: Dr.Diab. (March 2, 2018). How to cure diarrhea fast at home?. Medcoi Journal of Medicine, 6(2). urn:medcoi:article20149.