7 ways to soothe gastroenteritis

Dr Pablo Saz

Naturist doctor. Researcher at the University of Zaragoza

Mayra Paterson

Journalist and translator specializing in health, well-being and natural food

April 27, 2023 4:16 PM

Gastroenteritis, if it takes you hard, can be desperate. Diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, headache, fever… and your body doesn’t seem to accept anything! The truth is that there is no specific treatment to remedy the discomfort and all this symptom explosion gastroenteritis, but some care and home remedies can help you feel better and avoid complications.

keep a good hydration and rest It’s basic. You also have natural remedies that relieve symptomsincluding foods such as ginger, cinnamon or lemon, and medicinal plants such as chamomile and mint.

Why does the stomach hurt with gastritis?

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hydrate well

Drink liquids it is essential to avoid complications, since vomiting, diarrhea, sweating and lack of appetite can easily make you dehydrated during gastroenteritis.

sip chamomile tea or other calming teas, clear broths and mineral water with a pinch of salt and lemon.

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Have ginger on hand

Ginger reduces inflammation of the intestinal mucosa and helps you alleviate nausea and vomiting.

You can prepare it in infusion with a teaspoon of ginger powder or half of fresh ginger. Boil it for 5 minutes, let it rest for another ten minutes and strain.

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fasting lemon

The lemon has antiviral propertiesso it helps you fight the cause of gastroenteritis.

dilutes two teaspoons of juice in a glass of water and take before meals.

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Rest and sleep

Just sleep as long as you can. It is the best way to let the immune system work and help the body in its fight against the virus.

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Add cinnamon to your medicine cabinet

Cinnamon has antiviral propertiesenhances the immune system and is also anti-inflammatory.

Add a teaspoon powder to a cup of hot water and, when it cools down, strain it. Take two cups a day.

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Like a little, but soft

As you can resume eating, take rice, pieces of toasted bread or crackers, banana and apple.

For the first few meals, follow what is known as a soft diet: avoid foods that are very rich in fiber, tomatoes, and very fatty or spicy dishes, as they can worsen diarrhea.

How to treat gastroenteritis naturally

The priority is always a good prevention (basically washing your hands well frequently), but once the problem starts the best we can do take care of ourselves as best as possible so we don’t feel so bad and wait for it to pass. The habits and remedies that we have presented will help you in this regard.

Symptoms usually subside in a day or twoalthough they can be lengthened depending on the intensity of the gastroenteritis.

Do I have to take antibiotics?

In the event of gastroenteritis, it can be make a stool culture or stool culture, in case it was a bacterial gastroenteritis. While we receive the result, it is not convenient to give antibiotics if the cause was not bacterial, the antibiotic would not be an adequate treatment. Now while we wait yeah can you take probiotics. Many bacterial and viral gastroenteritis respond well to probiotics, generally from the lactophilus family.

When the culprit is a virus, antibiotics have nothing to do. This is the case of gastroenteritis, and it is that the cause most of the time does not have to be looked for in a bacterium but in a virus.

We can come into contact with the virus through contaminated food or water or by proximity to an infected person.

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