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ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS (AGE) DIET
This diet is for those suffering from nausea, vomiting, and
diarrhea. If you are suffering from these symptoms, the most important thing to remember
is to give your stomach time to rest. Follow these guidelines as stated if you are having
these problems:
NOTE - These guidelines are for adults.
1) Nothing to eat or drink for at least four (4) hours after last vomiting episode.
2) After the four hours, if you have not vomited, then start drinking room temperature tap
water, no more than 1 tablespoon, every 15 minutes as tolerated.
3) If the tap water stays down after 4 doses or 60 minutes, then increase it to 2
tablespoons every 15 minutes.
4) Continue to double the dose of tap water every 60 minutes until you are able to keep
down a half of a glass or 1 cup of tap water.
5) After reaching 1 cup of tap water without vomiting, you may increase your diet to
include chicken noodle, chicken with rice, or chicken and stars soup with the water. If you are unable to keep the chicken soup
down, you will need to go back to drinking water only.
6) If you are able to tolerate this, and your diarrhea has stopped, you may go back to
your regular diet WITHOUT THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS: Anything fried
or greasy, dairy foods, or carbonated beverages (soda).
IF AT ANY TIME YOU BEGIN TO VOMIT AGAIN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT YOUR HEALTHCARE
PROVIDER. YOU MAY NEED TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR DEHYDRATION.
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