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Balanced diet for use with elementary and high school students recovering from a bad GI virus. Suggestions besides the CBRAT type format. I work as a school nurse and find that parents often have no clue as to what to feed them when they are recovering. We have had a particularly bad version that has lasted up to 4 days in some children. They have had prolonged stomach cramping post virus and don't tolerate much of anything for a couple of days afterward. I also became victim. Any information that you can offer would be great. Have passed this web site on to the other health nurses. Great site.
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Children recovering from diarrhea usually are not able to tolerate food due to GI intolerance. For infants, breast feeding is the best feeding. For children who are on regular foods, initial liquid diet in the form of soups, rice water, coconut water, buttermilk is very good. Avoid giving fruit juices, colas and soft drinks as they may lead to more diarrhea. At the same time curd with its lactobacillus effect is very useful. It is necessary to give soft and palatable food that can be tolerated. Just as too bland a diet may not be accepted by children. Too spicy diet also needs to be avoided. Avoid fried feeds and try fruits such as bananas, apples, melons. They are easy to digest and good from nutrition point of view. Rice with a little vegetable gravy is also useful. Gradually the child can be weaned to his routine diet once the appetite improves Back to All Questions

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