Digestive and Eliminative System Disorders: Diarrhea

Diarrhea is frequent, loose and excess bowel movements and is your body’s way of ridding itself of toxic substances. It is often accompanied by low fever, fatigue, and abdominal cramps. The body often is able to cleanse itself within a day or two, but if it continues for three or more days one can become dehydrated and this is dangerous. Natural remedies and diet can help, but you should contact your health provider if your diarrhea lasts more than 3 days.

What are the causes of diarrhea? It could be allergies to dairy or wheat (lactose or gluten), medications, cleansing reaction to bad food, the flu, or often intestinal parasites.

Gastrointestinal Health Program

G. I. Gel plus Fiber* (The Herbalist)
Gastro-Intestinal Tonic Powder
A new and improved powder that contains soothing herbs and fibers that helps to irritation in the G.I. tract, eases abdominal cramping and reduces frequency of elimination.* The fibers add bulk to the intestines, and the bentonite clay absorbs toxins and gas.*
Suggested use: Take one Tbs. 2 to 4 times daily as needed in juice or water. Shake well. Follow with an 8 oz. glass of water. Avoid food for ½ hour.
Ingredients: Organic herbs of Slippery Elm bark and Marshmallow root, Psyllium seed, organic Flax seed, Bentonite clay, and organic Ginger root.

Activated Charcoal (The Herbalist)
Absorbs toxins and excess acidity.*
Suggested use: Take 2 caps 2 to 4 times daily as needed.

Carob (roasted) powder
Mix 1 Tbs. carob powder and ½ tsp. cinnamon powder into some apple sauce and eat 2 times daily to stop diarrhea.*

Tum-Ease™ (The Herbalist)
Soothing Support for the Digestive System*
This formula contains cooling herbs that remove excess heat in the gut, relieves abdominal cramping, stomach upset, gas bloating and nausea.* It’s anti-spasmodic and carminative properties relax a nervous stomach and irritable bowel and cool hot inflamed conditions such as diarrhea.*
Suggested use: Acute: Mix two droppersfuls in water/juice/sparkling water and take as needed for abdominal cramping, bloating, and for digestive support.*
Ingredients: Fennel seed, Catnip leaf & flower, Angelica root, Gentian root, Oregon Grape root, Ginger fresh root.

Herbal-Biotic™ (The Herbalist)
Restores Overall Health to Body Systems*
The herbs in this formula contain the alkaloid berberine, which eliminates infection without disturbing healthy bacteria in the gut.*
Herbal-Biotic™ contains herbs with astringent properties that relieve inflamed mucous membranes and arrest bleeding.*
Suggested use: Acute: Mix two droppersful in water or juice 3 to 4 times daily.
Ingredients: Oregon Grape root, Golden Seal root, Yerba Mansa root.

2-Week Parasite Cleanse (The Herbalist)
Includes: G. I. Gel plus Fiber™ , Black Walnut extract, Wormwood Capsules, and Cloves.
Used effectively by Dr. Hulda Clark to treat parasites, this combination of products helps kill both the egg and adult stages of 100 different internal parasites.* Directions are included in the kit.

L.B. Tea™ (The Herbalist)
Lower Bowel Tea: Supports a Healthy Gastrointestinal Tract*
This soothing herbal tea gently cleanses, lubricates, and strengthens the gastrointestinal tract.* It helps relax abdominal cramping by gently dispelling gas and soothing inflamed tissues caused by diarrhea.*
Suggested use: Drink 2 cups daily as needed.
Ingredients: Slippery Elm bark, Flax seed, Marshmallow root, Peppermint leaf, Licorice root, Rhubarb root, Fennel seed, Ginger root, Cinnamon bark.

Probiotic - Flora Elite (Interplexus)
Contains “friendly” bacteria that can stabilize the digestive tract and produce natural antibiotic properties that fight harmful bacteria.*
Suggested Use: Take 2 daily on empty stomach. Can take at same time as G. I. Gel plus Fiber.

Dietary Suggestions

Therapeutic Foods and Beverages

Food should contain plenty of fiber, but be low in roughage. Vegetables should be lightly steamed or sautéed. Eat smaller, more frequent meals. Organic pesticide-free foods are best!
Drink plenty of water.
Miso soup or vegetable broth
Papaya fruit or juice, apples, bananas
Whole grains, such as brown rice, basmati rice, quinoa, barley, wild rice, oats.
Seeds and nut butters - sesame (tahini), sunflower, almond. (Avoid seeds and nuts in whole form. They can get stuck in a sensitive area of the gut and cause great pain.
Cultured foods - yogurt and kefir.

Limit these foods and beverages

Wheat products and wheat bran.
Dairy - milk and milk products.
Alcohol (especially yeasty beer), caffeinated and decaf drinks - coffee, soda pop.
Avoid pork.
Raw vegetables, head lettuce.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.

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