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Default BRAT diet no longer being used?


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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.
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>>>> I looked it up. Here is one link:
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>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAT_diet
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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> She's old enough for Imodium isn't she...? Ask your Dr if you can give her
> some.


Yes. They say not to give it to her because she needs to get the bug out of
her system. I did give it to her yesterday though to get her through
school.