Think something's going around and you caught the stomach bug?
We're here to give you some stomach flu remedy tips.
I'm Dr. Carrie Lam and here with me is Dr. Michael Lam.
There are three principles to helping you with the stomach flu.
Hydrating well, healing and preventing.
There's nothing more important than to follow these three simple basic steps
because if you just missed one, you can be doing everything right and you still get into trouble.
Right. Hydrating is very important,
and that's not only drinking water because you're going to be pouring a lot of fluids out of you,
but there's other different types of fluids that we can recommend to stay hydrated.
Yeah. Bone broth, ginger tea
and some form of do-it-yourself Gatorade can be very good as a fluid replacement.
Right, like coconut water. You're going to be dumping a lot of electrolytes sometimes
when you're having loose stools and diarrhea,
so you want to be sure that you're replenishing,
and sometimes your stomach doesn't feel good enough to eat full meals
and that's why the liquids and the soft diet might help you a little more.
If you need sugar, even Seven Up or,
you know, some of the sodas that is very clear can be helpful.
How about on the healing end? What are some of the items that you can use?
If you want to make sure that your gut stays healed
and there's a good lining around them and your microbiota are happy,
you want to start with the probiotics, okay, or even prebiotics.
Probiotics allow your gut microbiota to be replenished
because you're going to be spilling out a lot of them also.
There's a probiotic ginger soda that you can make,
or even charcoal would be very good when you're actively having diarrhea.
The charcoal helps bind all your toxins, whether it's that food poisoning that you ate
from that taco stand or it could be from any toxins that are out from the food that you ate.
Charcoal is very good for binding those toxins up and helping it get released.
Most people, especially advanced sufferers of Adrenal Fatigue,
have a tendency to already have a weak stomach,
so when the flu comes, it represents a tremendous strain on the body's reserve
and many people cannot deal with it.
It's not just a matter of the stomach flu.
It can lead to a cascade of adrenal crashes
and our body can be bed-ridden and in some cases,
they become dehydrated and have to go to seek tremendous help, you see.
It's very important to prevent these things from going on first of all.
You know, if you're feeling down, sometimes all I want to eat when I have diarrhea is porridge.
Bone broth and porridge, that's the best thing for me.
How do you prevent it? You want to have a good immune system?
How do you have a good immune system? Make sure you boost your immune system.
You see someone else sick, I instantly take more Vitamin C.
Vitamin C is a two-edged sword for those people with have Adrenal Fatigue
because your body may not be able to tolerate it and if you're one of those people,
then obviously Vitamin C is not a good one but there are other substitutes as well.
In our coaching program, we actually go through individuals and assess
to what degree is their immune system compromised
and find the best tools for them
because it's almost impossible to tell you, "You don't get the flu."
We kind of have to expect it's going to come, whether it's upper respiratory or GI flu.
We take precautionary step, find the right compounds, the cocktail for each person
and then have it ready so that on the first notice of this problem,
we are on top of it right away.
That's the best prevention, to have it never even come.
Right. Other ways to prevent is to make sure your body has the right enzymes,
so digestive enzymes to be able to break down the foods that it needs to,
and even garlic, which has been known to be more anti-fungal, anti-parasitic,
and it's great for your immune system too.
All in all, a stomach flu is just a symptom of a weak immune system if you think about it.
The big picture for adrenal fatigue sufferers is to really take a step back and say,
"How do we reinforce and then fortify the body's immune system?"
That's really the lesson you kind of focus on.
Right. Hydrate, heal and prevent when you have stomach flu.
We hope you enjoyed this video.
We're here to empower you to take control of your health.