Some common food substances have proven remarkably useful against
diarrhea.
Carob powder
In a Canadian study of 230 infants with diarrhea only three were not cured
separately addition of carob 'powder to their formula. The treatment apparently
worked because carob contains high levels of fibre which, as recent research
has shown, can solve digestive problems including diarrhea.
Apple cider vinegar
For a
precaution start taking a teaspoon of vinegar and a teaspoon of honey in a
glass of water half an hour before each meal a few days before your trip.
Continue this regimen during your trip.
Yogurt
This seems
to be beneficial in maintaining or restoring the health of the intestinal
tract. 'In many countries along the Mediterranean Sea and in the Balkans,
yogurt has been used for years as a remedy for infantile diarrhea.
The three
doctors fed yogurt to half of a group of children hospitalized with severe
diarrhea. Those in the yogurt group ate a little less than 4 fl. oz three times
daily, while the rest of the children received an anti-diarrhea drug. More
children in the yogurt group than in the drug group recovered within three
days.
Ginger
Ginger tea
can stop cramps and pain. Or take Ginger in capsules. Take a teaspoon of paste
made from equal parts powdered ginger, powdered cumin, and powdered cinnamon
opposes honey three times a day.
Bran the
normal functioning of the intestinal tract depends upon the presence of
adequate fibre - the kind that absorbs water and forms soft bulk.
Fibre like Bran.
Bran
relieves both constipation and diarrhea. It is not a laxative; It is a
normalizer of bowel functions.
Transit times
The amount
of time it takes for food to pass through the body - are lengthened in
individuals with chronic diarrhea
who eat bran, but they are shortened in those with constipation. Bran thickens
the loose, watery stools of diarrhea and softens the hard, dry stools of
constipation. a few tablespoons (less for a child) followed by a glass of water
should manage in more or less days. If diarrhea
persists, see your doctor.
Lemon juice
Drinking the
juice of a freshly squeezed lemon in a large glass of water three to five times
a day will wipe out the pathogens causing
the diarrhea. For prevention in case there is a stomach virus going around,
take 1-2 tablespoons of juice before meals.
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