Food Poisoning Natural Remedy

Author's Bio: Marcie Vaske, MS, LN, CNS

Hi, and welcome back to our channel.

Today we're going to discuss definitions and causes of food poisoning,

As well as symptoms from how food poisoning feels,

As well as what foods you should eat

And what foods you should not eat.

And answer the question, are there supplements to help with food poisoning?

As well as are there any long-term effects of food poisoning.

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But first, before we begin our topic today, my name is Marcie Vaske and I'm a functional nutritionist with Oswald Digestive Clinic.

At Oswald Digestive Clinic, we see a lot of people with struggling guts, and if that's someone that you know or even yourself, I will link our website here where you can easily make an initial appointment as well.

I will also link our free guide here, which is 5 Ways to Improve your Gut Health.

So let's jump back into our topic today, which is Food Poisoning Natural Remedy

Food poisoning natural remedy

And if you've ever experienced food poisoning, you know how debilitating it can be.

It can set you back a whole day, maybe two days, even a week.

You're feeling awful and terrible.

And so hopefully this video today can give you some more support around that and examples of how you can feel better more quickly.

So let's answer the question of:

What is food poisoning?

And food poisoning is also known as food-borne illnesses, and it typically comes from consuming beverages or foods that are contaminated with types of bacteria or viruses.

And some of these bacterial infections or vial functions are known as salmonella, e-coli, as well as listeria are viral infections known as things of the novovirus as well as giardia, which is a parasitic infection.

And then there are infections from heavy metals including pesticides or toxins and chemicals that are found in our food or beverages.

Now, some of these symptoms, of course we're going to get into that in a moment, but once you consume one of these toxins or bacterias or viruses, you're often going to, the symptoms come on very quickly and it can range from mild symptoms to some pretty severe symptoms that put you in bed for several days.

And for those who are more at risk can be life-threatening.

So what are some of the symptoms of food poisoning?

And for those of you who have had it, I don't need to tell you, but if you haven't had it, what's your experience?

Most commonly is going to be nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, possibly fevers, even headaches and just general aches and fatigue.

And as I said, they might be more mild in feeling, but they can get pretty serious.

And these symptoms can last from, as I said, a few days to a week or so.

And it really depends on how much of the contamination you ingested.

So if you end up in a situation where you are experiencing food poisoning,

What are some natural remedies that can help to support those symptoms?

Hydration

And number one is going to be hydration. When we experience food poisoning, as I said, you may be vomiting, you may have a lot of diarrhea, therefore you're easily to get dehydrated.

So making sure you're drinking plenty of water and even adding in electrolytes can be very beneficial to supporting that the way that your body is hydrating, as well as if water's just not going down, you can definitely do some herbal teas or even coconut water.

So just making sure if that's one of your main symptoms, that you're also intaking plenty of water and keeping hydrated.

Ginger

Now, another great way to reduce symptoms is taking in ginger.

Ginger is a fantastic herb that can help to, or actually plant that can help to reduce GI symptoms.

So especially with that nausea feeling you might have, you can go ahead and sip on some ginger tea.

You can even chew ginger, which can be super beneficial as well.

And just helping to reduce that yucky nauseous feeling that comes along with food poisoning.

Probiotics

Now, another way that you can help your symptoms is by getting in some probiotics.

So of course when we have all those toxins in our digestive system, it's probably breaking killing many of our good flora.

So by supporting your gut microbiome with maybe you take a capsule of probiotic or you can even eat some probiotics if you can get it down in the way of fer yogurts, maybe some sauerkraut, but replenishing that microbiome to help rid out more toxins as well as replenish what has already been killed.

Activated Charcoal

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Now, another great way to reduce food poisoning symptoms is to use activated charcoal.

Activated charcoal helps to absorb the toxins and pull them out more quickly.

And so that's very helpful.

And even if you don't have food poisoning, you can use activated charcoal.

If you have food sensitivities that maybe you got contaminated with, that works well too.

But what you would do is maybe take one or two capsules of activated charcoal and being sure that you drink plenty of water with that, and that will bind those toxins together and then pull them out typically through the stool.

Peppermint + Fennel + Chamomile

Now of course, not just ginger is helpful, but there's also other herbal remedies that can be helpful too in just alleviating some of these symptoms that you're experiencing such as peppermint.

Maybe you sip on a peppermint tea or fennel.

Fennel is great too. Sometimes you can find teas that have peppermint and fennel in them, as well as sipping on some chamomile tea that's also going to be very relaxing, restorative.

And in addition, you're getting more hydration and not only consuming those herbal remedies in the form of teas, but you can also try tinctures or even capsule form.

So answering the next question of:

What foods are best to eat and what foods should you avoid with Food Poisoning?

So one of the first things you're going to want to do, because you're probably not going to feel very good, you're not going to want to intake anything super spicy or heavy, is to stick with the more bland foods.

So things like some rice, maybe some jasmine rice or a banana, or even some incorporating a little bit of protein powder would even be helpful if it's maybe unflavored and you can throw it in, maybe mix it up in some applesauce, just keeping things really soft, really bland and making sure you're hitting that protein and also some carbohydrates to help you have some more energy.

And also what you could do too is even just make a protein smoothie.

Sometimes that's just easy to sip on and get down. You can also think about increasing, as I said, those probiotic rich foods.

So things like yogurts or even drinking some fer, that's super beneficial as well as if you want to mix it all into a smoothie, that's another way to get that down.

And also what you want to try to do is get in some broths or some soups, maybe even drinking bone broth. It broth will have a lot of mineral and vitamin content.

So increasing those electrolytes naturally. And of course, just having, if you do choose a soup of any kind, something that has some vegetables in it, some broth obviously, and maybe some little bit of carbohydrates such as rice.

And that will help to give a little energy, get some minerals and vitamins going and kind of help replenish your system.

And lastly, how I talked about increasing hydration, you want to think about what are foods that are higher in hydration.

You can do cucumbers are very filled, they're mostly water as well as watermelon is also another option.

And of course this is all going to be dependent on how your belly feels.

So just take it slow, stick to simple, easy to digest foods and things that are more nutrient dense now.

And of course there's the foods to also avoid and what do those look like?

And I kind of mentioned one a moment ago, but spicy foods are probably not going to feel very good.

So kind of leaving those out of the menu until you're feeling better, as well as reducing dairy products in general, except for the things that I noted that have a higher probiotic content, but really thinking of things more like heavy creams or high fat butter type things.

It's just going to be hard for your gut to digest at that moment.

And in addition, cutting out caffeinated beverages as well as any alcohol.

Both are diuretics and you're likely already dehydrated in the first place and you just don't need 'em right now.

Also, getting rid of sugary foods. Sugary foods are going to only increase that inflammation in your body and just kind of making you feel worse.

So sticking to whole real foods that are soft and easy to digest. This should only be a pretty short time that you have to deal with this.

But definitely making sure that you're trying to consume something is going to always help you feel better faster. So now we know what to keep in our diet, what to take out of our diet.

Are there any other supplements that can be supportive for food poisoning?

And I already mentioned one, which is activated charcoal is awesome to help to bind those toxins and then pull them out of the body more quickly.

But in addition to that, there's also the probiotics, which we've talked a couple times about, but then there's vitamin C.

Vitamin C is anti a high antioxidant vitamin, which can help to improve your immune system.

And so taking plenty of that, it helps to kind of fight those viral infections and just kind of put your body back at better balance.

Also, there's going to be zinc. Zinc is a fantastic mineral to help again, boost your immune system. And finally, there's glutamine and glutamine, which is an amino acid, helps to support our intestinal integrity.

So kind of that tissue in our intestinal tract.

So incorporating some L glutamine, you can always put a little l l-glutamine and some bone broth and drink it down, adding some extra vitamin C.

And that's why choosing some of those fruits I talked about, they're also very rich in vitamin C as well as then the probiotics and trying some activated charcoal.

Are there long-term effects after you've had food poisoning?

And for some people there certainly is.

Typically you have food poisoning, you'll be better in a few days, maybe up to a week.

But for some people they also have what is referred to as post food poisoning, irritable bowel syndrome. So IBS and IBS is a condition where there's multiple symptoms happening and sometimes there's no reason why, right?

There's no definitive physical thing going on.

But some of these pathogens can create more bloating, gas, diarrhea, or even constipation. And so if you have had food poisoning and have kind of noticed ever since you've had that, your guts just never been the same, making an appointment at our clinic would be a fantastic option.

We can definitely dig into the symptoms and find what more, how we can help support your symptoms to make your gut healthy again.

So I hope that helped answer some questions on food poisoning as far as just some natural alternatives to what could be helpful.

And again, if you or someone you know is struggling with gut issues, please make an appointment at our clinic.

It's having a healthy gut just makes a healthy life.

So thanks for watching.

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