Effective Natural Remedies for Managing Diarrhea

This was my second bout of a viral enteritis this year! After 1 day of 101.7 fever, diarrhea set in... Every 20 to 30 min for 36 hrs, knew I could not handle another several days like this, so kept looking online and found Earth Clinic (now bookmarked). Tried ACV with plan for activated charcoal if it did not work. Had not eaten much, only a little oatmeal and veggie broth, so took 3tbsp in 6oz water for 1st dose at 3:00pm. Waited. Could hear the ACV gurgle thru my system. Still had to go about 20 min later, then again 1 hr later, but was less spastic. 3.5 hrs after first dose ate a banana and took 2 direct tbsps by mouth. Harsh, but less volume to choke down. By now reduced visits to every 2 hrs. Kept taking 2 tbsp every 4 hrs right up to bed. Next day only went 3-4 times. Felt good to venture out of house. Following day near normal frequency and confident to leave house for multiple errands. Wish I knew about this the 1st time round. Thanks you to all for posting!

For over 35 years now I, and my family, have used whole black peppercorns to cure diarrhea and stomach poisoning (used it in bali for 'bali belly') with 100% success. Just swallow 12-15 whole black peppercorns with a mouthful of water (do not chew) problem gone usually 10-15 minutes. Very easy to swallow-don't even know they've gone down!

The stomach flu ran one by one through every person in our family and it lasted for days. Eventually the throwing up stopped but I still had a terrible case of diarrhea and my stomach was gurgling constantly and full of gas. Very painful--even my ribs ached. So on day number five of this, I took my apple cider vinegar (with the mother). I used 2 Tablespoons mixed with some water. At first I wondered if it was helping, then I realized yes! It's getting somewhat better. The diarrhea stopped and so did all the gurgling. I took a second dose of the ACV before bed and then next morning when I woke up, even the gas was gone. I finally have my life back! I'm very thankful to this website and my friend Jill who told me about it. Praise God!

ACV for diarrhea, relief might be a few hours

I just wanted to point out that while many posters found immediate relief from using ACV to stop their diarrhea, but this is not always the case.

After having symptoms for 3 days, I finally clued-in to what may be causing it; the fried chicken I'd eaten 1pc of every day. Doh. So I of course came here to read others' experiences with ACV and diarrhea relief, while drinking my cup of ACV and waiting for relief. I did experience quick relief in my tummy & bowels, but it did not instantly stop the diarrhea. I ended up drinking 2 Tbsp of ACV in a coffee cup of really cold water AND 1 packet of stevia. This was very palatable and refreshing. I ended up having 2 more cups that day, but still had it the next morning, but to a way lesser extent. So I have chugged another cup this morning and will see what happens. But I am so grateful to my ACV for getting me feeling better and ambulatory, both almost immediately - but it still took another 24 hrs (so far) to stop it completely. My point is: don't give up. This will help you cuz ACV is a miracle from our Maker, swear to Heavens.

Healthy healing, everyone.

I'd been making 'golden tea' (1 tsp turmeric, half tsp each of ground black pepper, cinnamon and half tsp of honey, all blended together into hot milk and boiled on the stove for a few minutes) for help ease COPD (non smoker! ) but hadn't made it in a couple of weeks.

Just today, I developed unbearable diarrhea out of the blue so came hunting in here for a remedy and found this.

Never thought of using just plain Turmeric in hot water but after tie first sip, I'll never use anything else again.

Yes, it stopped diarrhea instantly but was also far superior in helping me breathe freely again rather than the 'golden tea' hot milk concoction.

And nope, it doesn't taste brilliant (like Laney above so accurately described, 'tastes like peppery mud going down') but considering it's immediate relief, I really don't care about taste.

Thanks for sharing that Laney!

Had a stomach bug from Mexico. Non-stop diarrhea. I took 1 tsp. turmeric in water, and 6 hours later mixed another tsp. in my dinner. Diarrhea continued until the turmeric had all passed the next day, then I was back to normal. Diarrhea is a side effect of turmeric, but turmeric is also antimicrobial, so as it runs through you it seems to kill any pathogens. Amazing stuff.

I was having severe diarrhea for 2 days, getting dehydrated... On the morning of day 3 I tried 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and the diarrhea immediately became less intense. Used ACV 2 times more that day and the diarrhea was almost done. Not a quick fix but I think definitely helped.

Same problem as everyone else. I took 4 ACV tablets and the problem disappered in 4 hours. I realize the tablets probably won't give all of the benefits as the liquid does, but in this case, they work also.

We missed an appointment because my son had diarrhea. I read about Apple cider vinegar and its benefits and decided to give it a shot. I gave him 1/3 cup and it stops the diarrhea in half an hour. Amazing. This should be in every home just for the health benefits alone.

First time I found the site and am very glad I did! The ACV worked like a charm. I had tried charcoal, Immodium, diet and fiber. NG. But the ACV finally calmed down my GI tract. Whew!

I have been using the advice and testimonials from Earth Clinic for years and have used it many times. But, I haven't had ANYTHING work as well or as quickly as ACV for diarrhea!

I have suffered with a horrible stomach virus for 3 days and the diarrhea was getting worse. I tried Immodium which helped, but when it came back, it was with a vengeance.

In desperation I went to my old friend, Earth Clinic for advice. Once again, most yeas were for ACV! Just as others have said, within 15 minutes, the symptoms stopped! I used 2 Tablespoons ACV with the mother and 2 Tablespoons of organic honey mixed in water. It's a bit hard to swallow, but helps if you have a chaser of tea or other liquid.

Once again, yea Earth Clinic!

Just wanted to put my 2 cents in. A friend had diarrhea a few weeks ago and could not take off work. He tried to use immodium anti diarrhea med with no success. I remembered activated charcoal from this website and went with him to the hf store. The directions said to take w/ food so he did and the diarrhea was put in check w/ the first dose (2 caps). Thanks again earthclinic!

I've had explosive diarrhea for the last 4 days. Was going potty every 20-40 minutes all day. Could hardly sleep because I was up every hour to go to the restroom. After google led me to this site, I was excited to try the ACV - and it worked! I took 4 T in 1/2 cup of warm water, added honey to taste. It was a little nasty, but drinkable. I slept through the night last night! Had a couple more bathroom trips this morning until I drank more ACV, and have been diarrhea free for the last 5 hours!!!! It works, thank goodness!

Eating an apple has always helped my family get rid of diarrhea. It helps your body begin to have tighter stools. We used to have a 'body ailments' chart that listed foods as remedies, and that was one of them.

My parents used the flour water cure for us as well... definitely works!

I stumbled across this diarrhea remedy by accident. Dill pickle juice! I drank about 3/4 of a cup from the bottom of a jar of sliced dill pickle spears and whoa! I noticed that it had worked so well against post-prandial diarrhea that I became constipated for only the 5th or 6th time in my life! So use it in smaller amounts, but try it, it tastes great and garlicky and interesting too. It seemed miraculous because I'd almost daily or more often get diarrhea after eating so many foods for the last 5 years or so, and had even curtailed trips to the store or anywhere until I was sure I was "empty" and even then sometimes I'd have to dump my shopping cart and make a B line to the store bathroom, so anxiety-producing! But now the diarrhea is cured as far as I can tell. I mean I now have a totally normal bowel response with no running off within 5 minutes to 1/2 hr. of eating formerly diarrhea-causing foods. It has been about 2 weeks now and I seem to be normal, like other people who just eat and travel and so on without worrying about how far to a rest stop or how close ot a toilet they are. I can hardly believe it. Dill pickle juice (or dill pickle relish) work. I only found the remedy by craving pickles suddenly. I had both a little relish and a few spears plus the juice left in the jar sitting nice and cold in the fridge and man they seem to have done the trick within 10 mins or so, plus long-term. So cheap, so easy, so fast so open the jar and get some down yourself. I only wish I could drink more but I think it works too well because before I had figured out that was what had stopped diarrhea, I was enjoying them so much that I bought a new jar of pickles to eat and of course I overdid it and then got constipated, a new and unwelcome experience. I treated that finally after a few days of no-go with 2 capfuls of milk of magnesia because I was totally unaccustomed to constipation and found it very uncomfortable. Then I was perfect just like others. Only someone who's been under the misery of chronic diarrhea or sudden diarrhea can appreciate what a life-changing thing that cure can be. Travel! Go out! Stop fearing "what if" problems and go eat out or swim or anything. Dill juice rules!

I have had Diarrhea almost EVERY DAY for 6 weeks! The past week it had gotten so bad that I went to the ER twice for dehydration. I couldn't stop the diarrhea. The last bout was 12 times in one day...that landed me in the ER. They were of no help on how to stop it so I did some research. (What the heck took me so long???) I tried the ACV remedy yesterday and NO MORE DIARRHEA!!! It works beautifully!!!

Raw Activated Charcoal, works like a dream for diarrhea, in hours not days.

Update: It took a full 48hrs to completely stop my diarrhea. It was my fault for letting it fester for 3 days, while continuing to eat what was causing it; but that fried chicken did not taste "off" at all.

When I read another poster here pointing out that diarrhea is started when your body seizes all available water to dilute toxins. Omigoodness, I really did not do good for my body, did I? Since I KNOW that our bodies cannot send us an informative text message, I realize I should have heard the strong screaming signal that it was sending when the diarrhea first started.

If I ever have diarrhea again, the first thing I'll do is to fast for 24 hrs, to give my body a chance to clean up whatever I just polluted it with. Lesson learned, the hard way.

Take care of yourselves, everyone.