A 32-year-old member asked:
how do you cure an upset stomach?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Charles Cattano answered
Gastroenterology 39 years experience
More specific please: "upset stomach" is not enough information to help you. Do you have nausea with/without vomiting, fullness, bloating, gassiness, pain (if so in what location(s)), bleeding, diarrhea/constipation/change in baseline bowel habits, tenderness, distension? Are you pregnant, have underlying disease, >60?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Nausea?: Consider the traditional chinese medicine tonic- ginger. You can make fresh ginger tea by pouring boiling water over freshly sliced organic ginger. Steep in a covered pot for at least 5 minutes. Cool and sip slowly. Slightly flattened ginger ale or crystallized ginger also work. You can also use ginger in cooking. For severe abdominal pain please seek urgent medical evaluation. Take care.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Is there a good cure for an upset stomach?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Nausea: Can be addressed with ginger. Ginger ale. Ginger tea. Crystallized ginger. For ginger tea. Pour boiling water over freshly sliced, organic ginger. Allow to steep for at least 5 minutes in a potted lid. Cool and sip. Acupuncture also works well for nausea.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What's recommended as a cure for my upset stomach?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Nausea? - Ginger: Probably the simplest way to reduce nausea is with ginger. You can drink slightly flattened ginger ale or nibble on crystallized ginger. Or pour boiling water over freshly sliced organic ginger & steep x 5 min in a covered pot. Sip. Aromatherapy: sweet orange (citrus sinensis), peitigrain (citrus reticulata), mandarin (citrus reticulata) are different citrus scents that can decrease nausea.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me natural cures for an upset stomach?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Yes: Ginger can reduce nausea & upset stomach. You can drink slightly flattened ginger ale or nibble on crystallized ginger. Or pour boiling water over freshly sliced organic ginger & steep x 5 min in a covered pot. Sip.
2815 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
What are some natural cures for an upset stomach?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Ginger: Ginger can reduce nausea & upset stomach. You can drink slightly flattened ginger ale or nibble on crystallized ginger. Or pour boiling water over freshly sliced organic ginger & steep x 5 min in a covered pot. Sip.
2815 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Is coffee good to cure a upset stomach?
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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Not the best: Bland diet with plenty of water will work better. Caffeine is a stomach stimulant and may not work the best when sick.
2911 viewsAnswered Mar 12, 2020
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