Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:59 -0400WeeblyThu, 15 Jan 2026 20:14:48 GMThttps://www.tailoryourwellness.com/blog/my-go-to-remedies-for-a-stomach-bug A stomach bug can actually be a sign of toxic overload. If I were dealing with diarrhea and vomiting, I certainly wouldn't panic.
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Having diarrhea is a natural cleansing effect. Many bugs are expelled through the bowels.

When it’s short term and caused by food poisoning or a bug, it’s a necessary part of healing. As long as it’s not chronic.

The body’s goal is to keep you alive by keeping these toxins away from vital organs like your brain by storing them in fat cells. But, when the toxic load is high, the body reacts.

Here are a few steps I would take as a gut health coach:

1. Fasting - It’s one of the oldest and most effective ways of cleaning the insides. As long as I don’t have a serious illness, regular fasting will clean and rejuvenate my body. When I stop eating solid foods, this allows energy to get redirected to removing toxins and parasites. I would drink homemade meat stock, natural mineral and spring water, herbal teas (chamomile, ginger root), and vegetable broth with sea salt often.

2. Probiotic foods - Adding probiotic foods with high protein content every hour (homemade whey, sour cream, kefir or yogurt) to meat stock can be very effective in removing diarrhea. If I had a dairy allergy, this would not be an option. Instead, the juice of fermented veggies would work or goat’s milk dairy.

3. Raw organic egg yolks - As long as I don’t have an egg allergy, adding them to hot meat stock cooks them slightly and they’re easily digestible since they absorb quickly in the gut.

4. Avoid plant foods - Eating lots of raw or even cooked plant foods can be irritating to an already inflamed gut. Once my stools improve, then well-cooked veggies can slowly be introduced.

5. DigestZen essential oil blend - A combination of cardamom, coriander, fennel, ginger, and peppermint essential oils that calm stomach upset, food poisoning, queasiness and motion sickness.

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Everyone’s gut healing journey looks a little different — and that’s what makes it so personal and powerful. Today, I want to share mine with you, in hopes that something in my story might resonate and inspire you to keep going on your own path.
Here’s what I discovered along the way:

1. Coffee wasn’t serving me.
I love the smell and ritual of coffee, but it was spiking my cortisol and leaving me feeling anxious. It also disrupted my microbiome, contributed to constipation, and lowered my stomach acid — which led to acid reflux. Once I stepped back from coffee, my digestion and stress both started to improve.

2. Gluten needed a pause.
I temporarily removed gluten to let my gut heal. When I reintroduced it later, I focused on organic or sourdough bread — both gentler on my digestion.

3. Digestive enzymes made a difference.
These helped my body properly break down carbs, fats, and proteins, allowing me to absorb nutrients more effectively and ease the bloating and heaviness I used to feel after meals.

4. Upgrading dairy quality mattered.
Choosing dairy (raw, organice, A2 protein) with active cultures and fewer additives gave me nutrients without the inflammation and discomfort.

5. Vegetarianism taught me balance.
I leaned heavily on sugar for energy, which led to inflammation and acne. Learning to balance my plant-based meals with more nutrient-dense options like organic grass-fed beef and other animal proteins helped me stabilize both my mood and my skin.

6. Movement needed to calm my body, not stress it.
At one point, I had 8% body fat from fitness competitions — but I was also constipated and inflamed. High-intensity workouts had pushed my body too far. Shifting to gentle, elongating movements such as yoga helped lower my cortisol and reduce inflammation.

7. Sleep was the ultimate healer.
It improved everything — my gut, my skin, my mood, and my clarity. Never underestimate the power of rest.

8. Healing my skin meant healing my gut (and my anxiety).
I used to obsess over my acne, which only made it worse. When I switched to therapeutic essential oils like copaiba, frankincense, and lavender — pure, safe, and potent — both my skin and gut began to heal.

If you’ve been feeling frustrated with your mood, digestion, skin, or energy — know that healing is possible. You just have to start listening to what your body is asking for.

You’re in the right place. Let’s heal your gut, naturally and intentionally.

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