Loose motions, cramps and nausea from monsoon water and food — the season's commonest complaint.
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Boiled or filtered water only, dahi-chawal or moong khichdi, jeera water for cramps, banana + pomegranate to bind. ORS if motions are many; blood in stool or high fever — doctor.
Fresh curd-rice at lunch restores the good gut bacteria.
Traditional
केला · Banana
Two ripe bananas a day — potassium plus binding fibre.
Traditional
अनार · Pomegranate
Pomegranate arils or juice — the classic binding remedy.
Traditional
जीरा · Cumin
A tsp of jeera boiled, sipped warm — settles the cramps.
Traditional
अदरक · Ginger
Ginger sliver with rock salt for nausea.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
छाछ · Buttermilk
Roasted-jeera buttermilk at noon — light and gut-friendly.
Traditional
खिचड़ी · Khichdi
Thin moong khichdi with a little ghee rests the gut while feeding you.
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.
बाहर का खाना · Street foodबाहर का कटा फल · Cut fruit from outsideमौसमी हरी पत्तेदार सब्ज़ी · Leafy greens (this season)बाहर का कच्चा सलाद · Raw salads outside
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
Read in 30+ languages