Going on day 5 of diarrhea

ShuTree

I feel so bad for my 14 mo.  He started vomitting on Sunday night and it continued until Tuesday afternoon.  Then the diarrhea started...and it's STILL here!  He's been to the doctor and he says it's the stomach flu that's going around.  I thought for sure it would have been gone by now though...my poor little baby - he's lost probably 5 lbs!!  He used to have this big belly and now it's gone and his cheeks aren't as full as they used to be.  Makes me so sad to see him go through this. I wish I could take it away from him, at least the 5lb loss would go to some good for me!

Does anyone have any amazing remedies for ridding diarrhea?  He's been really picky abuot what he eats and only wants to eat stuff he shouldn't like milk, dried fruits, veggies.  I've been trying to give him plain pasta, bananas, apples but he just isn't into it.

krissymoves

DS recently had a LONG bout of the stomach flu / diarrhea. Our doc's office told us that he could eat/drink whatever he wanted, just to stay away from fried foods and apple juice. They also recommended yogurt, especially the kind with live cultures.

I know what you mean about losing weight - my little guy's cute tummy disappeared during the sickness - it was so sad! Once he's feeling better, I bet he'll make up for it. DS was ravenous for days once the diarrhea cleared up.

Good luck - I hope he feels better soon!