Dr has advised "plain food" after tummy bug. Ideas please, what can I give DS to eat?

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Given that he can't have anything dairy or fatty (and ds loves cheese and milk), what can I give him for tea for the next couple of days? He's started to feel hungry again, but is unimpressed by the idea of plain bread, plain rice or boiled potatoes, as dr suggested.

He had a slice of bread with a scraping of jam for lunch.

chicken and rice (risotto), pasta, beans on toast, jacket spud, boiled egg

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Mine just get the plain stuff, however unimpressed they are, if they're hungry they'll eat.

Personally wouldn't give beans (too acidic) or egg (too fatty).

Plain carbs, plain chicken, lightly steamed veg if that stays down.

what do you put on a jacket potato if not beans, butter or cheese?

Even I wouldn't eat it plain.

I'd give a bit of butter or maybe plain yoghurt

He's been vomit free for 36 hours now, do you think he could have a banana??

Banana isn't good for funny tummies!

i like to make those part baked rolls when the kids have a dicky tummy - its what i ate myself the last time i was poorly too!! if you give them to them when they're still warm then you can eat them without any butter or toppings!!
hope he feels better soon!

oooh Canella, that's a really good idea.

banana is recommended after a bad tummy as part of the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, applesauce, toast. If he has not vomited for 36 hours then I would let him eat what he wants now.

Ah ha, he can have half a banana a bit later this afternoon then.
He was complaining this morning about being absolutely starving, so at lunchtime I have risked a small portion of beans on toast.

Seona, generally I'd assume that all was well after 36 hrs too, but the pattern of this illness has been so unusual, with long periods between sickness (see my OP), that I'm being fairly cautious.

Oooops, that first post was on this thread

boiled rice and apple. defo

I'm amazed that we're all parents, and we get all sorts of info shoved at us, but none of us actually know the definative answer to this, beyond "boiled rice".

I've googled for help, but there isn't actually anything useful there either.

When is it safe to re-introduce dairy, I wonder ???

I generally feel it's safe to eat anything, in small doses, after 48hrs sick free. I hope your son's better asap!

My ds was sick serveral times last night. Has been fine today apart from being very tired. He has been drinking all day but no food until half an hour ago. He ate 2 small pieces of brocoli and a few bits of plain pasta. He is now having an a orange ice lolly. I really hope it stays down. There is so much conflicting advice when it comes to food and tummy bugs. I have been told with very young children to follow their lead. If they want to eat let them have something as long as it's something reasonably plain ish. Not sure letting him have the ice lolly was such a great idea but it is definatley better than the ice cream he asked for! I know when I have been sick I start to feel better when I start eating again. He is now playing outside happy as larry.