The Five Best Remedies for Gastro

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps are possibly the nastiest of symptoms when suffering from gastro and can be incredibly debilitating and even life threatening if severe dehydration results. Below we look at some of the best treatments for gastro, also known as stomach flu or gastroenteritis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is Gastro or Stomach Flu?

The stomach flu is caused by a variety of bacteria including the norovirus, rotavirus, Escherichia coli (abbreviated as E. coli) and Campylobacter. It is very contagious and can infect anyone. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the norovirus causes over 19 to 21 million illnesses each year. If you or someone in your house has the norovirus, it is important to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus by hand washing with soap and water, cleaning all surfaces you may have touched, and washing contaminated clothing.

Five Best Remedies for Gastro

Remedy 1 for Gastro:  Drinking lots of fluids – this is extremely important to maintain a healthy level of fluids in the body and is key to getting better quicker. The best are clear liquids such as water and broth or for adults sports drinks with electrolytes. If you’re too sick to even drink water, suck or chew on ice as this will help.

Remedy 2 for Gastro:  Eat the right foods – it is more than likely that you will not feel like any food at all, but eating the right foods could help you to recover quicker. Stick to the BRAT diet, Bananas, Rice, Apple sauce and Toast. Bananas help to replace potassium, rice (white rice only) is easy to digest and replaces carbohydrates, apple sauce contains pectin which helps with diarrhoea and toast is easy to digest and more palatable with its plain taste. Maintain a healthy gut flora is vitally important after suffering from gastro, read more here about the The Importance of Natural Remedies for Healthy Gut Flora.

Remedy 3 for Gastro:  Rest – this goes without saying as the chances of being very active when you have gastro are minimal. Be kind to your body and stay in bed and sleep for as long as you possibly can. Book off work, switch off phones and laptops, arrange a babysitter and just sleep..

Remedy 4 for Gastro:  Salt & Sugar – this Rehydrate Solution is one of the best remedies to replace fluids in the body. It contains sodium which is a natural electrolyte. Salt will also help to prevent infection and maintain the PH level of the digestive tract. If your child continually suffers from gastro, bugs and illnesses, read more here Improving your child’s immune system with natural remedies.

Remedy 5 for Gastro:  Eugenie Rowson’s Vibrational Medicine – there are three excellent combination formulas that work for gastro; these are the Diarrhoea Formula , the Nausea and Vomiting Formula and the Abdominal Cramps and Spasms Formula.

Eugenie Rowson’s highly regarded Vibrational Medicine offers an extensive range of unique mouth spray remedies which are safe for adults, children, pregnant women and pets. These are available online at www.theremedyshoppe.co.za or through their adjoined private practice and retail outlet in Douglasdale, Johannesburg – There’s a remedy for that!