You may opt for bland, easy-to-digest foods when you have diarrhea. The BRAT diet, bland foods, salty foods, and probiotics help absorb water from stool and bulk it up. Healthcare providers often ...

Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel, MD Diarrhea can often be stopped by using over-the-counter (OTC) medications such as loperamide (Imodium) or bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol). When managing ...

While a short-term bout of diarrhea can usually resolve with a few days of at-home remedies like a bland diet and ...

Eat bland foods Eating the wrong foods can trigger nausea and vomiting or make diarrhea worse. For example, fatty foods digest slowly, meaning they take longer to leave your stomach, which can ...