Diarrhoea

Prevention of Diarrhoea

• Cleanliness and good hand hygiene will help to prevent you and your family from catching infectious diarrhoea.
• Avoid solid food for a few hours until you feel better.
• Avoid very hot or cold liquids.
• Don't exercise strenuously until you are free of symptoms.
• If your job involves preparing food, you should not work for 48 hours after symptoms clear up.

Home Remedies for Diarrhoea

• Take a ripe banana and mash it properly. Add 1 tsp of tamarind pulp and a pinch of salt to it. Consume this mixture two times in a day.
• A popular diarrhea home remedy treatment is to consume a paste made of 15-20 fresh curry leaves mixed with 1 tsp honey.
• Mix 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp ginger juice, and 1/4 tsp pepper powder and drink it.
• Boil a little water and add 30 grams (or a handful) of rice powder to make the solution into a thin liquid. Add one level teaspoon of salt and water to this liquid to make it up to 1 litre.
• Water boiled with holy basil could be taken as a drink and also could be used as gargle.
• Grate one raw papaya. Add 3 cups water, boil for 10 mins, strain and finish the water in one day