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Stomach Bug: Are some foods easier to keep down than others?
Mahnmut
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So last night I came down with a little fever/vomit kind of disease -- nothing serious. I'm almost assuredly on the mend. I've been drinking a lot of water and trying to sleep and so forth. I haven't eaten since dinner last night, so although I've got no appetite, I figure I should consider getting some nourishment maybe this evening, since I'm also feeling a lot less nausious.
So, curious: Is there any kind of food that would be less likely to set me vomiting again? If nothing else, would be good to know in case I come down with something more prolonged in the future.
So, curious: Is there any kind of food that would be less likely to set me vomiting again? If nothing else, would be good to know in case I come down with something more prolonged in the future.
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Murphy's Paradox: The more you plan, the more that can go wrong. The less you plan, the less likely your plan will succeed.
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1) General consensus is soda crackers and clear soda
2) We're a lot of bored helpful people (notice the posting times?)
Murphy's Paradox: The more you plan, the more that can go wrong. The less you plan, the less likely your plan will succeed.
Im not a medical expert or anything, but despite what other people have said in here I think the carbonation might irritate your stomach more than help. Which is the whole point of making it flat first (stir it with a spoon).
So yes, crackers and some sort of soda that goes down easy does you well if you can take it, though any sugar containing fluid will do. I would suggest something other than coke because of the caffeine and because it seems more abrasive to me, but it doesn't matter too much. If you have the time, here is something way better than soda: heat up a tall glass of water until it is very hot, squeeze into it the juices of 2 lemons preferably with pulp and mix it up with about 2 tablespoons of sugar (adjust to your liking). Let it cool off a little but drink while still warm.
Avoid eating fruits with a solid core (I.e. peaches, plums, cherries) and foods rich in fats until you feel better.
Bonus: Ginger extract > all for sea sickness (Myth Busters showed it and that's good enough science for me!)
Murphy's Paradox: The more you plan, the more that can go wrong. The less you plan, the less likely your plan will succeed.
I find Jell-o is good for an upset tummy, especially if you put fruit in it. Yummy! Also, chicken soup, or rice or orzo cooked in chicken broth.
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Yup, my understanding is that sugar and salt will help you out.
I can second this. Similarly, I've always been a fan of rice pudding.
Also, chicken soup is always good. If there's a good deli near you, get matzo ball soup. Jewish penicillin, they call it.
If you can help it, also be sure that it actually has sugar in it and not high fructose corn syrup. That's really hard to do nowadays.
Murphy's Paradox: The more you plan, the more that can go wrong. The less you plan, the less likely your plan will succeed.
Also, if you are vomiting up heavy amounts of acid. A teaspoon of baking soda and a half-cup of water can help neutralize it. It tastes like shit, and may make you burp... but it will help. It's great for acid reflux too... but not as a permanent treatment, it has a lot of sodium.
If you're vomiting because you're sick, don't try to consume anything until you have stopped. Once the impulses to wretch have subsided, then sip water until you're sure that it won't start up again.
Pedialyte>Gatorade>7-up. Pedialyte is probably the best thing for you. I don't get why people drink 7-up or ginger-ale when they're sick. The last thing I want to be doing after throwing up is burping. But you need to replenish all those things you've just lost. If you feel weird about asking for it, get Gatorade, but water it down a little because it's got a bunch of sugar in it that can be sort of acidic which hurts if you've just been tossing your cookies.
As far as food there's the B.R.A.T. diet that my pediatrician told me about 20 years ago and served me well. Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast. Saltines are like toast, except they have salt which helps you retain water which is good if you've just lost a bunch of it. Everything else is mellow, non-offensive food that will be easy to digest.
Also, drink Tea. not tea with a lot of caffeine in it, that'd be bad. sleep is good.
Other things that I've found really helps is a hot shower or bath. When you've been throwing up, or even had a few bad bouts of Diarrhea, a hot shower is really good for relaxing all those muscles that have just been convulsing.
that's what i do
sometimes some vanilla ice cream
Even after I thought I was getting better, I came home my first day getting back into school, and cooked up a can of Spaghetti-O's....Dear god, I thought i'd accidentally eaten battery acid about a half hour later.
Everyone else has pretty much covered the good stuff....I do want to second what someone said about the Pedialyte or other similar things - and if you can't stand the taste of it normally, mix in some sugar-free Koolaid or Crystal Light or something. Not so much an issue if you're not vomiting a ton anymore, but something to keep in mind.
I would be careful of this. While it looks like good advice, you need to be careful that you don't start going into dry heaves. Those are extremely unpleasant. If you're going to vomit, you want to have something to throw up. It sounds bad, but it's better than the alternative.
If it's your gastrointestinal tract that is being bothered, yogurt is probably the best thing you can eat. This restores the population of bacteria in your intestines which was upset by either another population of "bad" bacteria, or from having to take antibiotics to treat an infection elsewhere (they're just as effective against the "good" bacteria you need).
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