lovelabs
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Jul 2, 2014 0:38:54 GMT
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Post by lovelabs on Aug 15, 2015 21:29:05 GMT
Avocado's the first thing I thought of
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Post by littlemama on Aug 15, 2015 22:02:34 GMT
Pedialyte tastes awful. I don't know anyone who will drink it. Try eggs, rice, pasta, toast with peanut butter (or whatever you use in place of that), chicken, English muffins.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 15, 2015 22:44:03 GMT
Make chicken perloo. Or perleau. However you want to spell it-there are many ways. It is essentially chicken and rice, but a bit soupy. It is way more hearty than chicken soup, but still very easy on raw stomachs. It is a staple at my house, but even more so if someone is getting over a rough period and needs to eat fairly bland food.
You may want to google to find a recipe that works for you, I don't add sausage to mine.
I make a quick and dirty version sometimes-cook white rice in chicken broth (homemade is best) with extra broth and a couple of tablespoons of cream of celery soup. (Example, instead of two cups broth to one cup rice ration, I do three cups broth.) When rice is done (cooked the same amount of time you normally would-20 minutes without removing the lid) add shredded chicken and stir. I add peas in at this point, stir it up and eat it. This is the recipe I use for when people are sick. It isn't at all spicy and sits well.
There are tons of recipes out there though. The Low Country ones typically have sausage in them.
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 15, 2015 23:16:18 GMT
No advice, but I am sending good wishes for his improvement. How stressful, Mama!
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Post by grate on Aug 16, 2015 0:20:28 GMT
So sorry to hear this. What about puddings? I am gluten intolerant and suffer same symptoms you are describing and for a bit after (until the gluten is out of my system) I can not do quinoa.. As the other poster mentioned it is a great source of protein but can irritate. Trying soaking it first.
Will he do oatmeal?
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Post by elaine on Aug 16, 2015 1:30:39 GMT
Go to the drugstore and pick up some electrolyte capsules and then he can stick to water, if he wants to.
I'd also do chicken in any way he will tolerate it, rice, mashed potatoes, grits, toast, etc. Bagels and tofutti "cream cheese." Miso soup. Noodles and broth of any kind.
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Post by baslp on Aug 16, 2015 1:37:12 GMT
I was having chronic diarrhea last yr. My son had a bout of it the week before I started w it. I finally went to my doc and they ran every blood and poop test around . I finally had a colonoscopy . Everything looked fine in there too. Luckily the doc did a biopsy and inflamed white cels were there. I was diagnosed w Lymphocytic Colits . I had most of the factors that can cause this. Luckily mine cleared up after 4 months. Hope your son's issues get better.
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Post by gale w on Aug 16, 2015 1:47:22 GMT
I didn't know there were electrolyte capsules. I'll be going to the store tomorrow and looking for those.
Today he ate half of a banana, a jelly sandwich (with a little bit of soy butter on one end), some chicken and rice soup w/ crackers (about half of a serving), a hard boiled egg, and some baked potato wedges. He'll eat another half of a banana later and hopefully some toast or something. I think today has been the best day as far as quantity of food.
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Post by destined2bmom on Aug 16, 2015 2:40:02 GMT
Poor guy! I don't have any advice; but I hope he gets better soon! I know as moms; it's really hard to see our kids sick!
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Post by worrywart on Aug 16, 2015 3:50:52 GMT
Poor guy. Did they test for parasites etc? I hope you/they can figure it out soon, it is hard to see our kids feeling bad!!
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*Marjorie*
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Jun 26, 2014 16:43:45 GMT
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Post by *Marjorie* on Aug 16, 2015 6:24:43 GMT
Have they had any reason to test him for c-diff? Was he on antibiotics for the cat bite? Sometimes antibiotics wipe out the good bacteria and then the bad bacteria grows exponentially. This is what happened to me. I had an UTI and was put on antibiotics and ended up with C-Diff. It took 2 months of treatment before I was back to normal.
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zella
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Jul 7, 2014 19:36:30 GMT
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Post by zella on Aug 16, 2015 7:19:26 GMT
As someone who frequently has to eat bland foods and is fairly picky, I'd say that pedialyte tastes awful. Gatorade is better, but not by much. Most drinks like Ensure are dairy based, unfortunately. The small amounts of dairy in bread and baked goods should be fine; toast and scones are two things that I find particularly easy to eat when I'm sick. Rice Krispies. Oatmeal (the instant kind, can be made with water). Cheerios. White rice. I think macaroni and cheese might be on that bland diet list you found. Or as someone above mentioned, pasta with a little margarine. Water crackers. Lightly salted saltines. Carbs are the easiest things to eat, and it is very difficult to put on weight on a bland diet with no dairy. If he can eat/drink soy or coconut or almond milk/ice cream alternative, that will help.
I hope this is temporary, and that your son is back to having good health soon.
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Post by flanz on Aug 16, 2015 8:05:30 GMT
For dairy-free options -- Smoothies made with fruit, Silk yogurt and Silk soy milk. The yogurt can be hard to find. We usually get it at Jewel. So Delicious makes ice creams from both soy milk and coconut milk. While not super nutritious, they'd get some calories in him. ETA: a lot of margarines have some small traces of dairy in them. Fleishmans UNSALTED has no dairy in it. I'm so sorry that your son is still feeling so sick. I would make smoothies like the one described above, but would add almond butter and cocoa powder if he likes chocolate flavor, along with banana. I would probably use almond milk instead of soy. Maybe add a soy protein powder? I agree with pp - your son can't be picky about what he eats right now. As tough as it is, try to get him to understand that he doesn't have that luxury now. hugs to you, Mom. It is so hard to have one of our kids sick.
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Post by gale w on Aug 18, 2015 4:49:05 GMT
Thanks everyone. There was definite improvement today! Much less pain (only when he goes to the bathroom) and more...regularity. He is sick of the bland diet though. Tomorrow we should be getting a call from the doctor so I can ask if we can start incorporating a few non-bland foods back into his diet. He even wanted to do his night time chores tonight.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 18, 2015 10:57:04 GMT
I'm glad he had a better day. That must make you feel better, too.
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Post by genny on Aug 18, 2015 13:28:02 GMT
Bless your heart and his! My 18yo DS got sick back in May and it took nearly a month to figure out why he had constant cramping and diarrhea. He ended up having to have a colonoscopy and discovered he has a disease called Lymphocytic Colitis - it is only found via biopsy.
We had the same issues - he was losing weight and dehydrating very quickly because he was going to the bathroom SO MUCH. We stocked up on bullion cubes and crackers, applesauce, yogurt (but I know you said no dairy), bananas, rice type foods, mashed potatoes, & bland chicken dishes. Lots of popsicles too - while that didn't help with weight, it did help him keep some liquid in his body and he was just sooo sick of constantly drinking. He won't touch gatorade now because he got so sick of it during that month!
I'm sorry y'all are going through this, I know first hand how worrying and frustrating it can be! I hope he is on the mend and gaining weight soon!
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Post by twinks on Aug 18, 2015 17:56:38 GMT
I used to make a "slushie" for my DD with Pedialyte. Get those old fashion sugary popsicles and shave it off the stick with a fork into a cup and add Pedialyte to make a slushie. The only way I could get it down my DD when she was sick and got dehydrated.
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