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Diarrhea

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 The colon is an intelligent organ.  As food is digested and travelling through the digestive tract or alimentary canal it reaches the colon.  The beneficial bacteria and fibre and water have to be in the right balance to create a stool that nourishes the lining of the colon as it travels done its journey to be eliminated.   However sometimes this balance is disrupted for whatever reason and we can get diarrhea.  It can be a bacterial imbalance or sometimes toxins that are being eliminated are irritating the lining of the colon and they need to be flushed out.  In either case its not a terrible even if it is short lived and you maintain a good hydration of your body. Please check the previous blogs of hydration teas. Also just taking some apple juice with a pinch of salt is a quick hydration drink.  The "pedialyte" that you buy in drugs stores is a blend of SODIUM AND POTASSIUM in water to replace the loss of electrolytes.  However if the per...