Diarrhea - HomeoSource

Choose a remedy: No one has all the diarrhea symptoms, so choose based on the most prominent ones. If symptoms change, take a remedy that matches your new symptoms.

Dosage: Take 30C after each diarrhea stool.* Or, see the Dosage Chart

If not better within two hours, look for a better matching remedy.
When symptoms improve, stop taking the remedy.
Repeat if symptoms return.

Notes:

If a self-selected remedy – however well indicated – doesn’t help and your diarrhea is chronic or you have blood in your stool, abdominal pain, fever, or are getting dehydrated, you need to seek medical expertise. A doctor will provide a diagnosis and/or a professional homeopath can evaluate your symptoms in the context of your whole person.
If you are already being treated by a gastroenterologist, homeopathic remedies may be taken concurrently with your prescribed medicine. Even if you improve on homeopathic medicines, continue to see your doctor as scheduled.
For diarrhea in children, see the Childhood Diarrhea section and its Notes.

Symptoms	Remedy
Diarrhea Indigestion/nausea from overindulgence Gas pain with bloated belly and fatigue View Remedy	Digestion Kit: Contains Arsenicum, Carbo veg and Nux vomica Manufactured by Ollois
Diarrhea Intestinal Pain Gas Bloating View Remedy	Diaralia Multi-remedy Manufactured by Boiron Follow package directions
Food poisoning Viral disease Foul smelling diarrhea Burning sensation in abdomen/anus Cramping Chilly Thirsty for sips May have nausea and vomiting May be restless, anxious Worse: eating/drinking middle of the night cold drinks/ice cream fruit alcohol Better: warmth warm application to belly sips of warm drinks View Remedy	Arsenicum album
First choice for diarrhea unless food poisoning unless symptoms point elsewhere Yellow-green watery, explosive diarrhea soils toilet soils buttocks Painless Offensive odor Gas/sputtering with stool Gurgling in abdomen before diarrhea Colic Cramping Faintness/weak after stool Thirsty for cold Worse: early morning (4-5am) while bathing/washing teething heat movement View Remedy	Podophyllum
Stool passes with much gas/sputtering Mushy stool Mucus/jelly-like lumps in stool Gurgling/rumbling Stool escapes with gas or urine Stool may ooze out as if sphincter is weak Feel like gas/stool may accidentally escape Tip of tongue red Worse: early morning (5am) overeating standing Better: lying on abdomen View Remedy	Aloe
Anxiety from anticipation Emotions Rumbling, bloating, gas Worse: sugar drinking water Better: burping View Remedy	Argentum nitricum
Diarrhea from milk allergy Worse: milk hot weather teething View Remedy	Aethusa
Pain in bowels or abdomen Thirsty Tongue coated white or brownish Stool pasty or mushy Worse: morning on rising movement cabbage Better: lying still View Remedy	Bryonia
Bloated abdomen and foul gas Painless diarrhea soon after eating Diarrhea on alternating days Diarrhea during or after prolonged illness Indigestion Weakness Irritable Desires sour Worse: night or first thing in am after nursing fruit after eating View Remedy	Cinchona (China)
Comes on after being chilled after exertion Worse: cold damp changing weather View Remedy	Dulcamara
Anticipation or other emotions fright, bad news Painless Involuntarily passes stool Cream or tea colored May have frequent urination also Worse: anticipation walking 10am View Remedy	Gelsemium
Diarrhea right after dinner or early morning Constant desire to move bowels due to rectal pressure Worse: menopause standing Better: urination View Remedy	Lilium tigrinum
Cramping, painful, urgency Worse: when angered cold alcohol morning stress Better: heat warm applications to belly View Remedy	Nux vomica
Profuse, painless Does not get tired from diarrhea Rumbling in belly Worse: grief, sadness View Remedy	Phosphoric acid
Painless, exhausting, watery May have mucus lumps Uncomfortable open sensation in rectum stool leaks out Rectum feels loose Worse: pregnancy least dietary change Better: sleep cold drinks ice cream View Remedy	Phosphorus
Painless diarrhea Indigestion No two stools are the same Craves attention, sympathy, comforting Worse: exertion warm room overeating rich, fatty foods, ice cream Better: open air cold applications View Remedy	Pulsatilla
Diarrhea or soft stool every morning drives out of bed Changeable stools Rotten egg smell Painful Itching, burning, sore around anus Warmth during stool Thirsty for large amounts of cold drinks Worse: beer 5-6am standing View Remedy	Sulphur
Profuse, watery, exhausting diarrhea Forcefully comes out Colicky pain Painless Cold sweat, weakness may feel cold in abdomen Odorless May have vomiting also Chilly Craves ice water Worse: motion painful menses chills fruit View Remedy	Veratrum album
Forceful, profuse, exploding out in single gush Rumbling/gurgling in abdomen Worse: drinking eating Better: sleep hot milk View Remedy	Croton tiglium
Stool formed at beginning but ends watery Worse: 4-8pm cold food oysters View Remedy	Lycopodium
Painful cramping must double up Worse: when angry Better: pressure on abdomen View Remedy	Colocynthis
Constipation predominant irritable bowel View Remedy	Asoefitida

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