Need help:What to feed sick kids?

[sewingmama]

The two olders have a stomach bug :ack2: In between the bouts of throwing up they are STARVING but after they eat it comes back up again.

 

DD has SPD and food issues so it's impossible to come up with things she will eat on a regular day let alone when sick :glare:

 

DS will eat just about anything.

 

Any ideas?

 

Oh and gross mummy brag: DD has been able to make the bathroom 99% of the time for a while now without missing but 3yo is finally able to "make the bucket" with accuracy :hurray:

 

Now I'm just waiting for the baby to catch it and then the cleaning and washing will really start :001_unsure:

[mountainman]

Jello, ginger ale, and soup with crackers works for us.

[Mrs Mungo]

Soup, crackers, toast with peanut butter (a little shot of protein can help them feel fuller), jello, Popsicles.

[WiseOwlKnits]

Granola bars and apples don't burn coming back up... Three pregnancies with Hyperemesis have taught me this well.

[sewingmama]

Granola bars and apples don't burn coming back up... Three pregnancies with Hyperemesis have taught me this well.

 

Thanks. I was looking for something a little heavier - and DD will eat both of these.

 

I forgot about jello since we don't usually eat it - will give it a try

[Punchie]

BRAT - Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast

 

I'll usually give either pedialyte or watered down gatorade to help w/electrolytes, esp if it's a tummy/intestinal bug.

[KatieJ]

I ususally started my kids with dry toast and some liquid..warm, burped 7-up or tea if I could get them to drink that. Then we would move on to the BRAT diet as mentioned. Chicken soup and jello and eventually yogurt.

[texasmama]

I don't give my kids anything to eat until they can hold down increasing amounts of liquids. Generally, if they throw up in the morning, they don't eat until the next day. Then I give rice, bananas and applesauce in small amounts initially.

[livingnlearning]

the most solid I will go in the actively puking stage is (homemade if I can) chicken broth and saltines to a thick soup consistancy.

 

Usually they won't even eat that.

 

in recovery I will make bread pudding... but not until recovery.

[greenvneck]

The BRAT diet is what is recommended for this. Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast. Good luck!

[mcconnellboys]

We have them sip weak tea or ginger ale very slowly for an hour or so, and if they can keep that down, we give saltines. After 30 minutes, we'll gradually start them on the BRAT diet already mentioned. But just a little at a time at first until we make sure they can keep it down. We'll also add in the other things mentioned over time, such as jello, chicken noodle soup, eggs, etc.

 

Time is what is most needed in order to let the stomach settle down so that it can hold food. Sipping liquids and keeping those down (if done pretty consistently) should help prevent dehydration until the stomach has rested and calmed down enough to begin to hold some food again. Just take is slow and easy....