Chamomile for diarrhea: treatment for adults and children

In most cases, diarrhea begins unexpectedly. Disease-causing bacteria, viral infection, and poisoning can cause diarrhea. If there is no medicine at hand, the usual chamomile collection will help to cope with the trouble that has overtaken.

Chamomile for diarrhea is used in decoctions, infusions and teas, whole flowers are brewed and crushed, collected in filters. The plant is capable of having a complex effect on the intestines, eliminating the symptoms and the cause of diarrhea.

Chamomile is an annual plant of the Astrov family, flowering from May to August. For treatment, it is customary to use the flowers of the plant without stems. They are bought at a pharmacy or prepared on their own. When self-harvesting, flowers are collected at the beginning of flowering, when the composition is most useful. Collect the plant in places remote from roads and industrial facilities. After harvesting, the flowers are well dried at low temperatures.

Healing properties

Chamomile for diarrhea helps if the cause of the disorder is the penetration of foreign bacteria into the digestive system.

The plant is capable of exerting the following effects:

• Anti-inflammatory;
• Antiseptic;
• Antispasmodic.

Decoctions and infusions contain medicinal essential oils. The composition of chamomile plant juices includes: coumarin compounds, chamazulene, choline, vitamin C.

Coumarin compounds heal microtrauma of the mucous membrane, prevent infection, prevent the spread of bacteria, and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Hamazulen is antiallergenic, anti-inflammatory, suppressing pathogenic organisms, bacteriostatic. Choline - a natural substance similar to vitamin B4, stimulates M-cholinergic receptors, stimulates intestinal motility. Vitamin C is involved in the restoration of the mucous membrane of the damaged intestinal wall.

Chamomile collection destroys microorganisms that have caused disturbances in the intestines. The tannins of the flower are involved in the compaction of feces. The flower contains glycosides that normalize the contraction of the smooth muscles of the walls of the gastrointestinal tract. The remedy has a general protective effect, strengthens the immune system.

Chamomile for diarrhea is used as an antiseptic for the mucous membrane, destroying the pathogenic microflora that caused intestinal upset.

A medicinal decoction of chamomile relieves the patient from spasm and pain during bowel movements, slows down the work of peristalsis. Thanks to the removal of inflammatory processes, it normalizes bowel function and reduces the likelihood of recurrence of diarrhea.

Contraindications

Chamomile tea is relatively harmless and can help relieve diarrhea without causing side effects. You need to drink the collection with caution. Before use, you should read the contraindications or consult a doctor.

General contraindications

The infusion should not be used for allergies to plants from the Aster family: chrysanthemum, ragweed, aster. Do not use with low blood pressure, the presence of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, chemotherapy, in the postoperative period, in combination with other drugs. Chamomile is contraindicated for pregnant women, breastfeeding. Pregnancy requires special attention to the female body, since many substances pass through the placenta from mother to child. Herbal preparations pose the greatest danger to the child during the 1st trimester, when the organs of the fetus begin to develop. For a baby, chamomile fees are contraindicated.

Specific contraindications

In case of diarrhea with these manifestations, self-medication is not recommended, it is necessary to consult a doctor:

1. Stool with diarrhea occurs more often 5 times a day.
2. Diarrhea lasts more than 2 days.
3. The chair has a specific smell and a green color.
4. Stool contains blood and undigested food.
5. With diarrhea, the temperature rises.
6. Nausea and vomiting appear.
7. The pain does not diminish.

The listed signs correspond to food poisoning, unconventional treatment in this case is ineffective. Important: if a traditional medicine does not help within two days, you should call a doctor.

Application

Alternative medicine contains different recipes for chamomile for diarrhea. The main advantage of the funds is their availability. For the treatment of diarrhea, it is permissible to buy chamomile collection at any pharmacy or collect chamomile yourself. For the treatment to be beneficial, you need to take into account the proportions, indications for use, choose the right recipes, and other criteria for use.

It is difficult to get rid of diarrhea by using exclusively herbal tea, it is necessary to take into account the general recommendations: give up fatty, fried, spicy foods, limit the use of carbonated mineral water. They eat rice porridge cooked in water, applesauce, bananas, protein foods, and low-fat dairy products.

Application for adults

Chamomile collection for diarrhea helps when the cause of the disorder is not caused by serious infectious diseases. In case of infection, you should see a doctor.

Recipes that have proven their own effectiveness:

• For the broth, 2 tablespoons of dried flowers are poured with a liter of boiling water, insisted for at least an hour. After preparation, it should be taken 1 hour before meals, 200 ml, 4 times a day.
• A spoonful of dried flowers is poured into 1/2 liter of clean water. Boil for 10 minutes. Then the product is filtered, cooled and drunk 3 times a day before meals, 250 ml.
• Decoction of chamomile with mint. Mix dried flowers in equal parts (1 teaspoon each), pour 1/2 liter of boiling water, leave for an hour, filter, drink slowly, in small sips.
• Chamomile with yarrow. Raw flowers are mixed in equal proportions (1/2 cup each), poured with boiling water, allowed to stand for at least an hour. Strain, add 4 tablespoons to the tea.
• 1 tablespoon of dried flowers is poured into 1/2 liter of boiling water, heated in a water bath for 10-15 minutes. Filter the broth, take half a glass four times a day.

• Hot infusion. 1 tablespoon of raw flowers is poured into a thermos, pour a glass of boiling water. Let it brew for 3 hours. A glass of concentrate is diluted with water to 500 ml, taken after meals three to four times a day until the diarrhea stops. Store the resulting infusion in a cool place for no more than 2 days.
• 2 tablespoons of dried flowers are poured with a glass of drinking water, insisted in a dark place at room temperature. The broth is stored in the same way as hot broths.
• It is allowed to use pharmacy chamomile tea. 1 sachet is poured with 300 ml of water, drunk 3 times a day before meals.

Take chamomile teas until symptoms disappear. To consolidate the effect, it is recommended to continue the treatment for a couple of days.

Loose stools dehydrate, it is required to replenish the water-electrolyte balance. An adult should drink 2-3 liters rice water or saline solution (for 1 liter of boiled water, 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar).

Preventive use

The medicinal property of chamomile collection is multifaceted. If diarrhea occurs often, there are no serious diseases, it is permissible to drink infusions for preventive purposes. Prevention has a beneficial effect on the state of the body, helps to strengthen it, enhances immunity, and improves mood.

Diarrhea is caused by disorders of the nervous system. Chamomile tea has a sedative effect, calms the nerves, and makes it easier to fall asleep.

For prevention, they take low dosages, for adults, 1 glass of broth is stretched for a day, children are offered a quarter of a glass a day.

Application in children

Upset stomach occurs in both adults and children. Diarrhea is sometimes caused by an intestinal infection, accompanied by abdominal pain, vomiting, and high fever. It is more difficult for children to cope with intestinal upset. With diarrhea, you need to drink more fluids, due to loose stools, dehydration develops.

Treatment of diarrhea in a child is carried out according to similar recipes, as for adults, the difference in dosage and frequency of use. The danger of using herbal preparations in a child in the possible occurrence of allergies. The risk of this scenario can be reduced by combining chamomile with mint. Such a composition will allow you to avoid allergies and replenish the fluid deficit. For the broth, the raw materials are mixed in equal proportions (1 teaspoon each), poured with boiling water in a thermos, insisted, seasoned, offered to the child in proportions suitable for his age.

In the absence of allergic reactions in the child, a standard decoction is prepared: 1 tablespoon of dried flowers is poured into 300 ml of boiling water, chilled, filtered. For children under 12 years old, the following scheme for using chamomile decoctions is recommended:

• 1 dessert spoon of chamomile tea at a time for children under 1 year old. No more than 100 ml per day.
• From 1 year to 3 years, the broth is given 2 tablespoons at a time. No more than 200 ml per day.
• From 3 to 6 years old, 5-8 tablespoons at a time. No more than 400 ml per day.
• A child over 6 years old can drink 10-12 tablespoons 1 time per night.

It is a versatile natural remedy for bowel disorders. Chamomile reduces intestinal inflammation, hardens feces, improves appetite, strengthens immunity, smooths out the unevenness of the nervous system. But the flower can cause allergies, the use has contraindications. It is recommended to discuss the use of chamomile tea with your doctor.