When your child has diarrohea virus

[Marmee]

What do you do?

What do you give them to eat?

Do you "treat" them with anything?

Our DD has the bug - disgusting poos and vomit last night.

She still tells me she is hungry, but she also tells me that her tummy is sore Poor little one.

I've given her some raspberry jam on a cracker. Hoping that will do it's trick.

Anyway - share with me!!!

[emd]

Extra bf's or watered down juice for older kids.
Go easy on foods - no dairy as it aggravates irritated guts.
When they do eat, pureed fruit or raspberry jam on toast is nice. Roast spuds are popular too.
A warm bath helps with grumpy, achey bodies. And curling up on the couch to watch favourite movies with a cuddly blankie and teddy.

Hope your girl is feeling better soon.

[Jawill]

Hi there! I am copying and pasting from the askdrsears.com website - hope this helps....and I hope your little one feels better soon....Andrea[/b]


Mild diarrhea – defined as 2 – 4 loose stools in a 24-hour period.
BRAT diet – this is an age old, time-tested diet.
2. Bananas
3. Rice or rice cereal
4. Apple sauce
5. Toast, unbuttered
6. Yogurt (See Intestinal Healing Properties of )Yogurt
Breastmilk or formula
White grape juice or oral electrolyte solution such as Pedialyte. Popsicles also work well.

Moderate diarrhea– defined as 4 – 8 loose or watery stools per day, but child is generally not acting sick.
BRATY diet, but only very small amounts Breastmilk or half-strength formula (formula mixed half and half with an oral electrolyte solution such as Pedialyte)
White grape juice, oral electrolyte solution or popsicles.

Severe diarrhea – defined as 10 or looser, watery, foul stools and child is acting sick. Consult your pediatrician.
BRATY diet, but only very small amounts Breastmilk. Do not give formula until child improves or as directed by your pediatrician.
White grape juice, oral electrolyte solution or popsicles.

[Marguerite]

Your poor little one. I hope she is feeling better soon. It looks like a few of our little girls have had a bit of a rough week.

We have some homeopathics called diarplex and organo bowel/ digest on hand. They seem to help.

As for food, raspberry jam and we follow Sears guide with the exception of electolyte drinks.

[Dorasmum]

Hope she feels better soon, seems like everyone seems to have something at the moment. We haven't had a tummy/diarrohea thing for ages thank goodness. I keep icypoles in the freezer and I guess it's just any fluids, even juice if it's all they'll take, bm for the little one of course and then anything mild like yogurt or toast to eat when they can. Even ice-cream i think once. Just to get calories. Oooh I have to go get DD from school, nearly forgot...

Em

[sweetchili]

Hope she is feeling better soon.
I often snack on dry cereal when sick with a tummy bug.

[Nyree]

Apart from all the above, grated apple, left to brown before being eaten.

[Marmee]

Thanks to everyone!

The grated apple left to go brown - of course! I am always stunned at how, when my children are ill, I often forget all of these magic remedies......but if someone else's children aren't well, I seem to be able to offer a few suggestions!!! Weird.....

DD is over it. Quick bug. Probably just over 24 hours.

Thanks again!

[emd]

Glad to hear she's over it. How's your washing workload though?