Natural Remedies Part 1 - Stomach Bug

We all dread that moment when someone in the house is hit with a stomach bug.

Here are some natural remedies that you can keep in mind and be prepared for the next time the bug hits your house.

- Digize or Tummygize - These are two oil blends (Digize for adults and Tummygize diluted for kids) that were designed specifically for digestive troubles. And I am here to say that these have saved us more than once. We have grabbed for them for everything from heartburn, car sickness, nausea, diarrhea, morning sickness, and yes... the stomach flu.

How do you use them? We rub it on our belly at the first sign of digestive distress and continue to do it throughout the day until the symptoms are gone.

Digize is a vitality oil, which means it is safe for internal use, so I also put a drop under my tongue or put a few drops in an empty vegetable capsule.

- Homeopathy - This is a natural health outlet that I am still learning, but amazed at how it works. Nux Vomica and Arsen Alb are two that we have on hand for stomach troubles. (Shelson's Natural Health is our favorite Homeopathic Practice, and they do phone appointments if you are not local.)

- Activated Charcoal - Charcoal binds to toxins in your body, so this can be helpful. I buy them in capsules, but you can open a capsule and put a little in apple sauce. Some people suggest taking this if someone else in your house comes home with the stomach bug to help prevent you from catching it.

- Electrolytes - Alot of the electrolyte drinks out there have not so good ingredients like sugar, corn syrup, artificial sweeteners and artificial food dyes... No thank you! Those are the last things that we need when we are sick.

So instead, try something as simple as coconut water (it is full of natural electrolytes) or YL Vitality Drops + Electrolytes are one of our favorites.

-Probiotics - And most important, we want to be proactive and help our bodies avoid any bugs that we can, right?

90% of your immune system starts in our gut flora (all those little good bacteria in your digestive tract) So we want to help increase the good guys in our gut to help fight off any bad guys that come their way.

Our kids take Mighty Pro probiotics (the kid version) and we take Life 9 Probiotics (the adult version) every night.

- Thieves - And of course we always have this immune super hero blend on hand. We put it on our feet (yup, bottom of your feet is a great spot to absorb the immune boosting power of thieves) every morning and every night and apply extra if someone is feeling under the weather(applying up the back is a great place too for sickies, may need to dilute a little because this blend has cinnamon bark oil)

And big priority! Get Thieves going in your diffuser! You want to clean out all of those germs hanging around the house and in the air. (cracking a window in the house for a little bit each day is a big help too! Get that fresh air in and germs out)

I hope this helps you get your wellness cabinet ready for any stomach bugs that come your way and helps anyone hit with it to fight it and feel better fast!