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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning
• What you need

The virus that causes stomach flu is usually not a serious problem, but it can leave you feeling tired for days.Your body will get rid of the virus on its own, but there are many ways you can also do to feel better while supporting your body to fight the virus. The following article will guide you further.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Primary care steps

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   Clean water for the body. The biggest risk of getting the stomach flu virus is dehydration. Therefore, the most important step in getting rid of the virus is to get as much water as possible.
   • For adults, 250 ml of water is recommended. Young children need 30 ml of water every 30-60 minutes.
   • Drink the water slowly and in small sips instead of taking a sip. Water is more effective in the stomach if you replenish it in increments instead of drinking a lot at once.

     

     
     
   • Drinking too much filtered water while your body is recovering can dilute the electrolytes in your body, so you need to drink additional electrolyte replacement water when fighting the virus. In addition to dehydration, sodium, potassium, and other electrolytes can be lost in the body. Electrolyte replacement water can help replenish these lost electrolytes.
   • Other beverages to consider include diluted fruit juices, diluted sports drinks, clear broth and decaffeinated tea.

     

     
     
   • Avoid sweets. Taking sugar into your body without adding salt can make diarrhea worse. In addition, you should avoid carbonated, caffeinated and alcoholic beverages.

     

   • If you have trouble drinking water, you can suck on ice cubes or popsicles to stay hydrated.

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   Eat a bland diet. As soon as your stomach is ready to receive solid food, you should start eating it to restore lost nutrients. Although there is little scientific evidence that bland foods are easier to digest than non-bland foods, many people find bland foods easier to eat when the nausea is still intense.
   • The traditional bland diet can be a BRAT diet, which includes banana (Banana), rice (Rice), apple sauce (Applesauce) and toast (Toast). Alternatively, you can also eat water potatoes (without butter), bread and crackers.
   • Only eat a bland diet for about a day. Bland foods are better, but relying entirely on bland foods during recovery can lead to a lack of nutrients needed to fight off the virus.

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   Return to your regular diet as soon as possible. After eating bland foods for about a day, you should start back on your regular diet. Bland foods can be good for your stomach after you have the virus, but will not provide enough nutrients to get rid of the virus.
   • Slowly eat normal foods to avoid stomach upset.
   • At this point, low-sugar carbohydrates like grains and nuts are a great choice. In addition, you can also include peeled fruits, lean proteins like eggs, chicken, fish, and easy-to-cook vegetables like green beans and carrots.
   • Try some low-sugar yogurt. Fermented dairy products help reduce the duration of colic pain. Furthermore, the bacteria in yogurt are considered "probiotics" that can help balance the environment inside the stomach, thereby supporting the body to fight off viruses.

     

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   Keep it clean. The virus that causes stomach flu is very strong and can survive outside the body for a while. Even worse, you can re-catch the virus from someone else. To avoid infection and re-infection with the stomach flu virus, you need to keep your personal hygiene and keep the living space clean.
   • Although the stomach flu virus is different from food poisoning, you can still spread the virus through food. It is best not to come into contact with other people's food while sick and always wash your hands with soap and water before eating.

     

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   Rested. As with other medical conditions, rest is a good way to get the virus that causes stomach flu. Rest helps the body to save more energy to get rid of viruses.
   • Basically, you should stop all your daily activities while fighting against the stomach flu virus. Under normal conditions, you need 6-8 hours of sleep for the body to function properly. When you are sick, the amount of sleep you need should be at least doubled.
   • It sounds difficult, but you should also stop worrying about the unfinished things. Anxiety puts the body under stress and makes it difficult to save energy to fight off viruses.

     

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   Let the disease go away on its own. In the end, the only thing you can do to get rid of the virus is to let the disease go away on its own. As long as there is no immune system problem, the body can naturally fight off the virus on its own.
   • Taking care of yourself, though, is still an important part of getting rid of the virus. The tips in this article are all intended to provide the body with what it needs to fight the virus on its own. If you don't take care of yourself, it will be difficult for your body to recover.
   • If there is a problem with your immune system, you should see your doctor as soon as you have the first symptoms of the disease.
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Part 2 of 3: Home replacement therapy

1. 

   Use ginger. Ginger is traditionally used to combat nausea and cramps. Ginger beer and ginger tea are most often used against viruses that cause stomach flu.
   • You can make fresh ginger tea by boiling thin slices of fresh ginger (1.3-2.5 cm) with 250 ml of water for 5-7 minutes. Wait for the tea to cool and drink.
   • Ginger beer and ginger tea bags are available at stores.
   • In addition to ginger drinks, you can take ginger pills or ginger oil, which are commonly available at health food stores or health supplements.

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   Use peppermint to ease symptoms. Peppermint has anesthetic properties that are often thought to help ease nausea and upset stomach. You can consume mint internally or externally.
   • To add mint to the inside of your body, you can drink peppermint tea, chew on clean mint leaves, or take a mint capsule. Herbal peppermint tea can be found in stores or you can make your own by boiling a few mint leaves in 250 ml of water for 5-7 minutes.
   • To use peppermint outside, you can soak a towel in cool peppermint tea or place 2-3 drops of peppermint oil in a towel soaked in cold water and then apply it on your stomach.

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   Try an activated carbon capsule. Some health food stores have activated carbon tablets in the health food area. Activated carbon is believed to have the ability to absorb toxins and paralyze toxins in the stomach.
   • Follow the instructions on the activated carbon product label to avoid overdose. However, normally you can take several capsules at the same time and several doses per day.

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   Soak in water mixed with mustard. It may sound weird, but soaking in warm water with a little mustard powder can help you feel better. According to traditional medicine, mustard has the ability to absorb toxins from the body, while improving blood circulation.
   • You can use warm water if you don't have a fever. However, if you have a fever, you should only soak in slightly warm water to avoid a higher fever.
   • Add 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of mustard powder and 1/4 cup (60 ml) of baking soda in a bath filled with water. Use your hand to stir to dissolve completely and then soak in water for about 10-20 minutes.

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   Place a warm washcloth on your stomach. If the abdominal muscles have to work so hard that they begin to contract, a warm compress or heating pad may help relieve the pain.
   • However, if you have a fever, the warm compress can cause your body temperature to get higher, so avoid using it.
   • Stretching the muscles in the contracting abdomen can help relieve the symptoms of the stomach flu virus infection. On the other hand, relieving muscle pain can help the body relax more. When the body relaxes, the immune system can use more energy to fight the virus and help you recover faster.

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   Do acupressure to ease nausea. Based on theories in acupuncture and acupressure, you can control certain pressure points on your hands and feet to ease pain and discomfort in the abdomen and stomach.
   • You can try a foot massage. A gentle massage of the feet can help relieve nausea and upset stomach.
   • If the stomach flu virus causes additional headache symptoms, you can do acupressure in your hand. Use the index finger and thumb of one hand to pinch the skin between the index finger and the thumb of the other hand. This method provides significant headache relief.
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Part 3 of 3: Professional medical treatment

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   Do not take antibiotics. Antibiotics are effective against many strains of bacteria but unfortunately do not fight viruses. Because stomach flu is caused by a viral infection, it cannot be effectively treated with antibiotics.
   • Likewise, the antifungal medication is also ineffective in treating the virus that causes stomach flu.

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   Consider taking antiemetics. If the nausea persists for more than 12-24 hours, your doctor may recommend anti-nausea medication to calm your stomach enough to retain water and small amounts of food.
   • However, it should be noted that anti-nausea medications only help relieve nausea, not get rid of the virus. On the other hand, since anti-nausea medications help retain fluids and food in your stomach, you can at least provide your body with the nutrients it needs to fight off the virus.

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   Avoid taking over-the-counter diarrhea medicine. Medication is only allowed with the consent of a doctor. Over-the-counter diarrhea medications can be effective, but they can also be problematic. For the first 24 hours, you need to let your body push the virus out. Unfortunately, vomiting and diarrhea are a natural part of the virus flushing process.
   • After the virus has been passed out, your doctor may give you diarrhea medicine to treat any remaining symptoms.
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Advice

• When you know that there is a viral pandemic, you should be careful to avoid getting a viral infection. Wash your hands often and thoroughly. Use hand sanitizer if hot water and soap are not available. Clean indoor surfaces regularly, especially in the bathroom if someone has the virus in the house.
• If you have young children in your home, talk to your doctor about vaccines that protect them from the virus that causes stomach flu.

Warning

• The most common complication of infection with the stomach flu virus is dehydration. If the dehydration is severe, you may need to go to hospital for an intravenous fluids.
• Don't try to fight off symptoms. If possible, let the symptoms run naturally and for the better of your body.
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• Talk to your doctor if a child younger than 3 months old with a stomach flu virus or if a child over 3 years old shows signs of not stopping vomiting after 12 hours or has diarrhea for longer than 2 days.
• Seek medical attention if vomiting and diarrhea do not improve after 48 hours.

What you need

• Clean water contains electrolytes
• Ice
• Bland food
• Normal food
• Yogurt
• Soap
• Hand sanitizer solution
• Ginger
• Mint
• Activated carbon
• Mustard powder and baking soda
• Warm towels
• Anti-nausea medications (as directed by your doctor)
• Non-prescription drugs for diarrhea (as prescribed by your doctor)