Natural Remedy for Diarrhea

Look to natural health remedies for a gentle and effective remedy for diarrhea.

Don't let an upset stomach ruin your day - treat it safely and easily from home...

Find out how...

I’m sure I don’t need to go into details …. We are all familiar with the symptoms of diarrhea …

Although very unpleasant, for the vast majority of people, diarrhea is short-lived, and not serious …

Most cases of diarrhea do go away on their own!

Diarrhea is the stomach’s own way of getting rid of an irritation. Once it has gone, the balance can return to normal.

Common causes of diarrhea are:

• food poisoning
• viruses and bacteria
• parasites
• over-eating
• food allergies or intolerances
• stress, anxiety or an emotional shock
• some antibiotics, or other medications

A natural remedy for diarrhea can be used at home, to deal with most bouts of diarrhea.

If you are worried or develop any of the following symptoms, contact your doctor, or healthcare provider, promptly:

• recurrent diarrhea
• diarrhea that lasts longer than 3 days
• painful stomach cramps
• fever
• blood, mucous or pain in your stools
• becoming dehydrated

Take extra care with babies who have diarrhea, especially diarrhea with fever, or loss of appetite.

Conventional Treatments for Diarrhea

• Conventional diarrhea treatments do not often have severe side effects - however, it is still unwise to use these remedies long term.
• If you find that you need to use diarrhea remedies frequently, consult your healthcare provider to identify possible causes for your upset stomach.
• Sometimes antibiotics are used against diarrhea. These are usually only prescribed when essential, but can have unpleasant side effects such as nausea, vomiting, skin rashes and yeast overgrowth (which can, in itself, lead to it’s own stomach problems).

Treatment at Home

• The best way to treat diarrhea, yourself, at home, is to rest and drink plenty of fluids.
• This flushes any infection or irritation out – and makes sure you don’t get dehydrated.
• Getting dehydrated is actually one of the most common reasons for feeling ill, when you have diarrhea.







• As well as rest and liquids, read this useful dietary advice, for a natural remedy for diarrhea:
  • Avoid all solid food for 24 hours
  • If your diarrhea is only mild, just avoid:
    • whole grain cereals
    • raw fruit and veg
    • fruit juices
    • milk
  • Try a plain diet of boiled rice, or rice pudding, and vegetable soups, as your symptoms improve
  • Eat plenty of cooked fruit and veg as your appetite returns to normal – especially:
    • cooked apples (but not apple juice)
    • cooked carrot
    • cooked blueberries
    • carob
    • unripe bananas
  • Live yogurt is especially recommended as a natural remedy for diarrhea – it contains ‘good bacteria’, which you will need to reintroduce to your gut. This is so that your stomach workings become balanced once again.
  • You could also take a probiotic supplement for the same effect – Look for one containing Lactobacillus acidophilus

Find a Natural Remedy for Diarrhea

Tea
Peppermint Tea or Catnip
Raspberry Leaf or Blackberry Leaf Tea
Garlic
Slippery Elm Powder or Marshmallow Root
Meadowsweet
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Myrrh Tea for Chronic Diarrhea
Essential Oils

Tea

• Ordinary tea is a surprisingly effective remedy.
• Excellent – as you can usually get hold of a tea bag, no matter where you are.

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Peppermint Tea (or Catnip/Catmint)

• This is always my first choice for a natural remedy for diarrhea, as it tastes so nice, and works well too.
• This is very relaxing and soothing and really helps to calm the stomach.
• Peppermint tea is usually widely available as tea bags …
• …or, make your own:
  • Use 1-2 teaspoons of dried catmint/catnip or peppermint leaves, in a cupful of hot water
  • Steep for 10 minutes
  • Drink 3 cups per day

• Caution:
  • Do not use Catmint/Catnip if you are pregnant
  • Do not use peppermint of you get heartburn or acid reflux

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Raspberry Leaf or Blackberry Leaf Tea

• Make a tea from the dried leaves of raspberry or blackberry plants, to help relieve your diarrhea symptoms.
  • Use 2 teaspoons of dried leaves in a cupful of hot water.
  • Steep for 10 minutes
  • Strain and drink up to 3 cups per day
• Caution: Do not use if you are, or might be, pregnant.

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Garlic

• Garlic is a fantastic natural remedy for diarrhea – it kills viruses, bacteria and parasites.
• Eating the raw cloves is ideal – or you can take capsules.
• If you take capsules you should try for around 4000-5000 micrograms of ‘allicin’ (the active ingredient) per day.
• This is another remedy I really like, as I take it frequently anyway, and always have some in the house.

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Slippery Elm Powder or Marshmallow Root

• Both these herbs help to soothe the stomach lining, to prevent irritation, and help the diarrhea.
  • Use 1 teaspoon of either dried herb, in a cupful of hot water
  • Steep for 10 minutes, strain and drink up to 3 cups per day
  • You may want to add a little honey, to make the tea taste nicer!

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Meadowsweet

• This is an excellent natural remedy for diarrhea in children - and can also help adults get their digestion back into a balanced state too.
  • Use 1 teaspoon of the dried herb in a cupful of hot water
  • Steep for 10 minutes
  • Strain and drink up to 3 cups per day

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Grapefruit Seed Extract

• This is very effective for diarrhea caused by bacteria and parasites – including Salmonella and the Candida fungus.
• This can also be taken as a preventative - particularly so if you are travelling to places where water quality might be slightly dodgy!

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Myrrh Tea for Chronic Diarrhea

• This tea is an excellent natural remedy for diarrhea – and should help even chronic cases of diarrhea.
• The mix can be made stronger or weaker, depending on how bad your diarrhea is.
• Use:
  • 1 teasoon of myrrh powder
  • 2 tablespoons of warm water
• Take a dose after each diarrhea episode

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Essential Oils

• Aromatherapy essential oils can also be a very effective natural remedy for diarrhea.
• Try one drop of peppermint oil and one drop of cypress oil on a sugar lump. Take every 2 hours
• Make a tea with one drop of each of the following essential oils in a cup of hot water:
  • peppermint
  • cypress
  • sandalwood
  • camomile
  Drink every 2 – 3 hours, until you start to feel better.
• If your diarrhea might be stress related, make a tea with one or a mixture of the following essential oils, in a cup of hot water:
  • Use a maximum of 4 drops total
  • camomile
  • geranium
  • lavender
  • juniper
  • sandalwood
• You can also use these same oils, massaged gently into the outside of the abdomen. Use a base oil of olive oil or almond oil to mix the essential oils into.

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I hope that these natural remedies for diarrhea will be as effective for you as they have frequently been for me.

Diarrhea can really mess up your day … so try these gentle remedies, and get your day back on track…!

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