Frequent loose stools — water and salts drain fast.
Also known as: loose motions · dast · दस्त · अतिसार · atisar · पतले दस्त · loose stool
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Mango: grind the seed kernel with bael-giri and mishri in equal parts; take 2 spoons three times daily with water. Banana is easily digestible and stabilizes stools. Brown rice soothes digestion. Especially helpful for summer diarrhea.
grind the seed kernel with bael-giri and mishri in equal parts; take 2 spoons three times daily with water. Especially helpful for summer diarrhea.
Traditional
केला · Banana
One ripe banana, well chewed, with a pinch of cardamom — eaten between meals, not on top of a full stomach.
Traditional
ब्राउन चावल · Brown rice
A small bowl of well-cooked brown rice, soft and warm, with a spoon of ghee.
Traditional
बेल · Bengal Quince
Roasted unripe bael pulp, a spoon with buttermilk twice daily. Never ripe bael — that loosens instead.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Complete rest to the gut — only warm water and rice gruel for a day. Cold abdominal pack.
Sip constantly to replace lost fluid; avoid all solid food till it settles.
Classical Formulations
दाडिमाष्टक चूर्ण · Dadimashtaka Churna
Dose: 2–4 g · Warm water or buttermilk
Diarrhoea, dysentery, weak digestion after illness, colic.
Bhojanveda
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