A stomach bug rarely ends when the vomiting or diarrhea stops. Your digestive system still needs time to rebuild, and what you eat during those first few days plays a major role in how quickly you feel like yourself again. For decades, the standard advice was to eat as little as possible and stick to…
If you’ve ever had stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, and chills soon after eating, there’s a good chance you were dealing with contaminated food. But here’s where it gets confusing: not all gut-related sickness is foodborne. Viral infections like norovirus, commonly called the “stomach bug,” also trigger gastroenteritis. Symptoms for both conditions overlap, and that makes…
Ever since I discovered how to make lotion bars, I’ve experimented with different variations including sunscreen bars, Vapo-Rub bars, and others. Today’s favorite: bug repellent lotion bars! They’re as easy to make as the original bars, and they seem even more effective at keeping bugs away than regular homemade bug spray. Probably because they actually…
