My child has gastrointestinal

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. One of the most common things our children bring home from daycare or school. We have a few tips for you on how to handle this situation with more ease.

1. Things other parents would have liked to have known beforehand:
2. The right setting: It's best to have a trash can with a bag ready next to your child - because sometimes things happen very quickly. Then: throw everything up straight away. Most of the time it's not just one throw-up, but several times in a row. If your child was in bed and you've already made the bed: line it with towels afterwards.
3. The right way to deal with it: Children are often ashamed in such situations and are overwhelmed. However, if you are also disgusted and perhaps show signs of distance, they will only get further into a spiral of negative emotions. So: stay calm. Don't let your possible disgust show. Your child is already vulnerable enough in this situation.
4. Disinfection: To prevent germs from being spread, door handles and other objects of daily use should be disinfected.
5. Be there for your child: That is the most important thing! Because your child needs support and loving care now. It is best to warm up a hot water bottle and be in the immediate vicinity. Perhaps you can read your child a story and provide some other distraction.
6. Balance fluid and electrolyte levels: In the case of gastrointestinal diseases, those affected lose many important nutrients and fluids in a very short time. Still water and nutrient-rich foods ensure faster balancing.

Attention! Top secret.

Do you already know our personal insider tip for gastrointestinal complaints? We swear by Moro soup, which consists of almost 100% carrots. The recipe dates back to 1908 and was developed by Professor Ernst Moro of the Heidelberg Children's Hospital. When carrots are cooked, so-called oligogalacturonic acids are created, which are similar to the receptors in our intestinal walls. The result: the pathogens dock onto the oligogalacturonic acids and not onto our intestinal walls as before. This means that they can be excreted the next time we go to the toilet and stay in our body for a much shorter time.

Recipe: Moro soup

What you need:

500 g carrots

1 L water

1 tsp salt

1. Peel the carrots and cut them into small cubes.
2. Fill a pot with water and add the carrots (they should be covered with water).
3. Cook the carrots in a liter of water for at least 90 minutes until they are cooked through.
4. At the end, add 1 teaspoon of table salt and puree the carrots.
5. Et voilá, the Moro soup is ready to eat.

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