I’ve heard about the BRAT diet for vomiting toddlers but I can’t remember what they are. When Sherilyn vomited 5 times several days ago after she overate some ramen and udon noodles at the Japanese restaurant the night before, I surfed the internet to check what the BRAT diet is.
Just before surfing the internet, I had put in a few slices of bread into my toaster to make toasted bread (homemade organic wholewheat bread with walnuts and cranberries). I was really engrossed reading the BRAT diet, which consists of bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. Suddenly I remembered my toast when I read the word ‘TOAST’. O_o, I quickly ran to the kitchen to turn off the toaster and some of my toasts were partially burnt!
I had to scrape off the burnt sides from my toast. Luckily not all my toasts were burnt and Sher and I could still eat them.
Sherilyn who vomited 5 times lay like a dead dog on the couch. She was so weak that she dozed off on the couch after her lunch which consisted of toasts and Ribena.
haaaa! i can relate to that! It’s like going to a picnic! I use a backpack..easier to carry as i also need to handle my baby.
ahhh…just recently chloe (mamabok) had BRAT diet 😀 So does it really help actually?
Barb…. I really dont know but I guess if the vomiting is really bad like in Aly’s case recently, everything that she ate, including water came out eventually.
Oh poor girl. Could she stomach the dry toast? Btw your toaster no automatic timer ah?
BRAT really does help. The most important thing for little kids who are vomitting/ having diarhhea is to replace fluids. They can dehydrate extremely quickly! Also, plain toast is easier to handle on a sensitive tummy. The other thing that really works is diluted and flat ginger ale or Sprite or 7-Up. Makes the kid think she is having a treat! Truth of the matter is it helps the tummy to settle and also replaces the electrolytes lost.
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