Nursing and External Applications for Diarrhea

Doris Rapp, Elke Kaschdailewitsch

Last update: 12.06.2019

Dietetic measures for diarrhea

Grated apple with banana
Cooked carrots
Dried blueberries
Yarrow tea 

External applications for diarrhea

  • Diarrhea with accompanying cramp-like symptoms:
    Abdominal compress with Chamomilla e floribus W 10%, Oleum WALA 
    For instruction, see https://www.pflege-vademecum.de/kamoel-bw.php?locale=en 

  • With strongly inflated abdomen (meteoric):
    Abdominal compress with Carum Carvi oil

  • In case of accompanying nausea:
    Abdominal compress with yarrow tea

  • To support upbuilding forces:
    Rhythmical embrocation of the upper arms with sloe oil      

Research news

Mistletoe therapy in addition to standard immunotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer indicates improved survival rates 
Immunotherapy with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors has significantly improved the survival rates of patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results of a real-world data study (RWD) investigating the addition of Viscum album L. (VA) to chemotherapy have shown an association with improved survival in patients with NSCLC - regardless of age, degree of metastasis, performance status, lifestyle or oncological treatment. The mechanisms may include synergistic modulations of the immune response by PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors and VA. However, the results should be taken with caution due to the observational and non-randomised study design. The study has been published open access in Cancers: 
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16081609.


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