"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Jacquie" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> Has anyone else hear this? BRAT being bananas, rice, applesauce, and
>>> toast (some also say tea) to treat diarrhea. The printouts that Angela
>>> got from the Dr. no longer say to do this. It says for her to eat a
>>> regular diet but to cut back on milk and dairy with the exception being
>>> yogurt with live, active yogurt cultures.
>>>
>>> I looked it up. Here is one link:
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAT_diet
>>>
>>> I know wikipedia is not a really good reference but there are plenty of
>>> others. Most of these sources mention the CRAM diet. And it includes
>>> milk! But mostly they say to eat the normal foods with exceptions being
>>> highly sugary foods, fried foods and spicy foods. They say that the
>>> BRAT diet causes a deficiency in zinc.
>>>
>>> The information given to Angela by the Dr. does mention some of the
>>> foods in the BRAT diet and says it is fine to add these things to her
>>> regular diet.
>>>
>>> The problem? When she was sticking to the BRAT diet she seemed to get
>>> better.
>>>
>>> We had a small amount of food left on a fruit and cheese tray that she
>>> bought. There were a few grapes, apple slices and some cheese which
>>> tasted oddly of apples. It was going to expire last night so we ate it.
>>> I only ate a little of the cheese. She ate the rest but really it was a
>>> very small amount. Not even a serving of any one thing. And then she
>>> got sick. She also had that taco pizza which I suppose maybe wasn't
>>> actually gluten free.
>>>
>>> So has anyone been to the Dr. recently for this? Were you told to eat
>>> the BRAT diet? Not to eat it? When my gastroparesis is really acting
>>> up, rice seems to settle my stomach. I usually just eat that and only
>>> that. But I usually only have to eat it for a meal or two. And then I
>>> am better.
>>>
>>>
>> My 2 year old Granddaughter was put on the BRAT diet just a few months
>> ago when she contracted Salmonella..this was after 24 hours in the
>> hospital with IV's.
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> Thanks! Angela is getting sicker by the minute. I am going to keep her
> home tomorrow and try to get her an appointment with her pedi. They
> canceled one of her dance classes on Friday anyway so it's no biggie if
> she misses the other one. It's like pilates and that's not something you
> want to do with an uncertain stomach.
>
>
She's old enough for Imodium isn't she...? Ask your Dr if you can give her
some.