Stomach Flu tonic?

Posted June 27th, 2009 by Jen in family life, health/cooking/food

My family has been hit hard by a stomach flu virus. First, it was my oldest son on Monday night. Then the youngest son on Wednesday night–throwing up every 20 minutes for four hours. Myself on Thursday night. Hubby Saturday morning. We’re dropping like flies. It’s a horrible, stomach churning, vomiting, exhausting kind of thing.

On Friday afternoon, when I finally felt like I could ingest something, I really wanted Gingerale or 7-Up, but there was none around. I found a liter of Club Soda in the pantry and decided to experiment. First, I made a vanilla soda for myself, and my stomach was pleased. Here’s what I did:

Jen’s Vanilla Soda
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 teaspoons sugar
1 cup club soda

This morning, my stomach still not normal, I tried another recipe and liked this even better:

Jen’s Lemon Soda
1/3 cup concentrated lemon juice
3 Tablespoons sugar
2 cups club soda

There’s my stomach flu tonic for you–both of these calmed down my seething tummy and tasted fabulous, too. If you’re healthy and don’t need a flu tonic, just spoon a few scoops of ice-cream on top and have a delicious dessert drink.

Do you have any family recipes for easing the pain of the stomach flu? Please share, I have at least one more person to nurse through this.

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8 Responses

  1. Fencepost June 27th, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    Sorry to hear about the virus. I hate those things!
    I always drink ice cold 7-Up and sip through a straw. Don’t drink, sip.

  2. Jen June 27th, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    Fencepost, thanks for the “sip” tip! We’re making it.

  3. halfmoon girl June 28th, 2009 at 5:39 pm

    hmm, good to know- I will try these. Thankfully, we do not have a use for them right now. We always just had ginger ale. I make ginger tea with lemon and honey as well- good for sore throats and coughs as well.

  4. e-Mom June 28th, 2009 at 11:46 pm

    Ginger (ale, capsules) or peppermint (tea, candy) are great for stomach upsets. How nasty that all of you have suffered with this virus!

    I also take de-odorized garlic capsules (Kyolic) for everything. Garlic is an all-purpose herbal medicine; it’s antibiotic, anti-viral, and anti fungal. It’s also good for the heart. :~D

  5. Jen June 29th, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    halfmoon girl, I’m glad you have no use for this right now. :-)

    e-Mom, I need to remember the garlic.

  6. MooBeeMa June 30th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    Hope you all are better soon! Our family’s favorite tummy tonic is Kombucha Wonder Drink made in Portland, Oregon! It’s awesome!!

  7. Jen July 1st, 2009 at 10:35 am

    MooBeeMa, we’re better, except for my mom. Thanks for the tip on the Kombucha, don’t think I’ve ever heard of it, but I’ll willing to try anything. Hope you’re doing well.

  8. julie July 4th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

    Coconut juice. It’s a perfect electrolyte drink to replace all the lost ones from vomiting.

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