Tummy Troubles?

There are two things that I use first when my kids have tummy trouble.  The first one is Kid-e-Col, if there is throwing up, diarrhea, bloating or just general tummy upset, this stuff works great!  I always used it for colic and teething with my babies and loved it for that.  But as I was learning about the herbs Catnip and Fennel and how good they are for most upset stomach problems I thought that since these were the ingredients in Kid-e-Col that I should give it a try.  I found not only did it work excellent with the children but Ryan and I also found it work great for us too.  I now always have some on hand.

My other favorite is Di-gest essential oil blend.  This stuff is awesome! We have found not only does just smelling it help with a tummy ache, but rubbed on the stomach helps with indigestion, heart burn, bloating,  and most any upset stomach trouble you can think of... even over eating.  These are my favorite most used remedies for stomach upset, sometimes I use just one or the other sometimes both.  They are both excellent!


Here is a list of other good tummy trouble remedies that we have used before and found to work well.

• Red Raspberry Leaf and Peppermint tea:  Great for nausea and also adding good fluids back when someone has been throwing up.
• Fennel:   Just chew on some Fennel seed....great for gas, bloating and general tummy upset and it tastes like licorice. MmmmmMmmm
• Lobelia:  A tincture of this is good to have around in case someone starts to throw up violently and can't stop.  This helps to calm that so they can keep fluids down and not get dehydrated.
• Ginger:  Also good for nausea and excellent for motion sickness.  Candied ginger or ginger candy is the best way to get kids to take it.
• Peppermint Gels:  You can find these at a health food store they are little gel-caps that contain peppermint oil, fennel and other good things for tummy upset.  I like that it takes a while to dissolve so you can get it down to the problem area if you know what I mean. ;)
• Plenty of liquids and green smoothies:  If there is a lot of throwing up I wait to have them drink anything heavy until that is over with.  So to start just water, raspberry leaf tea and other clear liquids. Coconut water is excellent for this because it's full of electrolytes. (I never use drinks like Pedialyte or Gatorade because they are full of bad ingredients like refined sugar, food coloring and many times Aspartame aka NutraSweet)  Once they are able to keep clear liquids down for a day or two I will give green smoothies with Young Coconut Water in them, I have found all the nutrition in a easy to drink for really helps them bounce back to themselves again quickly.

There you go!  That's just what we have found works for us.  I have loved that you are leaving comments about what works for you!   Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience please continue to share away!  We learn so much for each other!   And don't forget if you would like me to post about a certain condition you can put that in a comment too.  Also please don't forget about the disclaimer at the bottom of my blog.  I'm not licensed or prescribing anything here just sharing what works for us.