HOME REMEDIES For Diarrhoea • Thyme can settle churning stomach and kill bacteria. Add a teaspoon of thyme in one cup of boiling water, steep, strain and drink. • A plate of carrots can soothe the digestive system • Mix cumin seed powder with curd and take it three times a day Foods to be included and avoided for Diarrhoea Foods to be included Foods to be avoided Buttermilk Whole milk Thin dal and soft cooked dal Legumes, nuts Boiled Egg Fried foods Vegetable soups Raw vegetables Vegetable juices or cooked pureed vegetables Pickles Fruit juices Coarse cereals Banana, Apple, Papaya and Melons Whole grain breads Coconut Water Kheer, homemade jelly and custard Soft cooked rice and refined cereals UNIT- IN GASTRO INTESTINAL AND LIVER - - DIET IN GASTRO INTESTINAL AND LIVER DISORDERS Simple dietary tips for diarrhoea patients! • Include plenty of fluids like fruit and vegetable juices, soups, thin dals and coconut water • Small and light meals is preferred than three big meals to replenish the lost nutrients • Boiling, steaming, baking, pressure cooking should be encouraged • Include banana and apple as they are rich in potassium • Restrict consumption of milk and milk products • Try to avoid raw vegetables • Avoid fried foods .
. CONSTIPATION Constipation is defined as difficulty or infrequent passage of stools. Patients with constipation have hard stools, physical discomfort of straining and incomplete evacuation. It usually occurs in children, adolescents and adults taking low fibre diets, patients who are confined to bed and in elderly people.
There are three types of constipation. These are: a. Atonic constipation In atonic constipation, there is loss of muscle tone. This results in weak peristalsis.
The causes of atonic constipation are lack of fluids, low fibre diet, irregular defecation habit, poor personal hygiene, sedentary lifestyle and excessive use of laxatives b. Spastic constipation Constipation due to excessive tonicity of the colon wall is known as spastic constipation. The increase in muscle tone in colon causes spasms in intestine which leads to constipation. The spasm is usually accompanied by pain, flatulence