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What’s the Brat diet?
The BRAT diet is an acronym for the following foods:

- Bananas
- Rice
- Apples
- Toast

This is an ideal diet for someone who has diarrhea, is vomiting or has a general feeling of malaise. If diarrhea is present these foods can be helpful and binding.

Comforting a sick child

When a child is ill, it can be difficult to comfort them. Having a pajama day in front of the tv with favourite movies can be helpful with plenty of liquids, a bowl in case of being sick, tissue and lots of hugs.

What if medicine is thrown up?

When a child has been throwing up medicine, it’s not a good idea to simply re-administer the pain relief or anti-nausea medicine in case they have consumed some. If this is a case of medication for other purposes such as a serious health condition it’s best to call your doctor’s office, the local ER or your pharmacy for advice about the need to re-administer.

When should you resume a regular diet?

As soon as your child is feeling well enough to resume a regular diet, they can. If your child is young and taking infant formula or being breast fed it should continue to be offered even in the presence of diarrhea. If symptoms continue to worsen do be sure to seek medical advice. The situation is mostly likley going to be a stomach bug or food poisoning but could also be something more serious so if symptoms worsen do seek help.

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