Home Remedies for Upset Stomach and Diarrhea

Indigestion is one of the most common health conditions and can affect anyone any day. You may suffer from indigestion, upset stomach, loose stools, and dyspepsia due to overeating, food poisoning, or eating excessively oily, junk foods.

Home remedies for upset stomach and diarrhea are very effective. The condition is usually not serious and can be managed very easily and successfully, even without visiting a health center.

All you need to do is modify your eating habits and diet slightly and get some help from easily available ingredients on your kitchen shelves. Here are some very good home remedies you can try very successfully to improve an upset stomach. But before moving ahead, let’s take a look at some common symptoms of an upset stomach:

• Bloating
• Excessive bowel gas
• Frequent farting
• Belching and sour breathing
• Frequent watery stool with a very foul smell
• Nausea
• Heartburn
• Hiccupping
• Coughing

We are discussing some very popular natural and home remedies for indigestion. Let’s find out more about them.

1. Drink Enough Water

When you pass loose stools frequently, you may suffer from dehydration and start suffering from weakness. Nutrients from foods and beverages should be absorbed properly by your body for proper growth. And when you are dehydrated, digestion, and hence absorption of nutrients gets completely derailed.

According to the standard recommendation from the Health and Medicine Division (HMD),

Men should drink about 3.7 l water per day, and women should have 2.7 l water per day.

• Your body gets around 20% of the required water from the foods and beverages you take. But you have to drink a minimum of 8 cups of water every day to keep your body healthy. Whenever you suffer from an upset stomach, increase your water intake slightly to avoid diarrhea symptoms getting worse.

2. Avoid Lying Down for a Long Time

When you lie down, your body gets into a horizontal position, and there is an increased likelihood of stomach acids traveling back towards the esophagus and causing excessive heartburn.

So, don’t lie down for long hours, even if you don’t feel better due to weakness. And if you feel better while lying down, get proper support from pillows to keep your head, neck, and upper chest at the recommended 30-degree angle.

3. Chew Fresh Mint Leaves