Stomach Bug...what to feed??

jessica1080

DD came home from daycare today with diarrhea and throwing up.  I thought that I had read on here to feed them the BRAT diet when they are sick.  Can someone explain?  Also, should I give her milk or just juice and pedialyte?  Milk when you are sick seems gross to me, but I didn't know.  TIA!!

sawyer2

no milk it will make it worse    brat        bread/banana rice applesauce and toast.    dairy will make it worse  pedilite is okay but push water

sawyer2

oh offer little amounts

Pesky

When DD had it, they told me to give her small amounts of pedialtye (very small) at regular intervals and if she could keep that down for a few hours, I could move on to the other stuff.  BRAT diet is great once she is not throwing up -- bananas, rice (rice crackers work great), applesauce and toast.  And yeah, milk is fine to give her but again, I'd wait until she's not throwing up.

Married3.22.03

Ugh.  We're going through it too as of last night.  DD threw up 12x from 7:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.  I even joined her once, just for good measure. 

Between the pedi I talked to 2x last night and the nurse at her pedi's office this morning, here were the suggestions.  Pedialyte or Gatorade (just not red) 2 hrs. after the last vomiting, starting with 1 tsp., then increasing by 1 tsp. per hour.  Bland diet (BRAT diet for example, especially if she has diarrhea), such as toast, applesauce, Jello, etc.  NO dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt, ANYTHING) and clear fluids only to drink.  Obviously limit their intake until the vomitting stops.

DD last threw up about 2:00 a.m. this morning, but all she has eaten today is a few Cheerios, oyster crackers, some Jello, a bite or two of toast, and a bite or two of applesauce.  She's had water and we're still doing Gatorade.  The nurse said to watch for at least 1 wet diaper every 12 hrs.  The main risk is dehydration; the Pedialyte or Gatorade helps with that, as does water if she'll keep it down.

springtime81

Watery foods are good to prevent dehydration - applesauce, jello, popsicles, italian ice.  My DS could not stand the taste of pedialyte (it's horrible), so I added kool-aid to it.