Please
call our office BEFORE using this information
DIET FOR DIARRHEA
Water, slightly sweetened with table
sugar
Chamomile
tea (Mazanilla tea), slightly sweetened with table sugar
Clear
broth
Pedialyte
“pops”
For
the first few hours or day of treatment, you should rely ONLY on
the above liquids. DO NOT OFFER MILK OR MILK PRODUCTS AT ANY TIME!
THIS INCLUDES BREAST MILK, IF YOU ARE NURSING. After the first four
or five hours, if the diarrhea has lessened and if the child appears to
be hungry or is crying for food, you may add small amounts of the
following foods, appropriate for age, and feed him/her 5 to 6 times a
day:
| Cream of
rice or wheat |
Soda
crackers |
| Clear
soups |
Cooked rice |
| Raw
ripe bananas |
Applesauce |
| Raw
peeled apples |
Jello
/ Jello water |
DO
NOT USE APPLE JUICE, CITRUS JUICES OR NECTARS!
DO
NOT GIVE YOUR CHILD PEPTO-BISMOL!
(In
some cases, and only
as directed by the doctor or the staff,
you may introduce milk feedings after 24 hours if the above has been
tried.)
