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Feeding Tips for a Sick Child At Home

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10:26 pm
October 7, 2008


daizee7781

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When he is ill, your child may have poor appetite or be unable to take his regular foods. You need to do your best to maintain his nourishmen

Give your child a soft diet that is easy to swallow and digest, like bread with a little jam or rice porridge. Avoid fatty or too much complex carbohydrate foods.

10:27 pm
October 7, 2008


daizee7781

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If your child has difficulty swallowing, give rice or oat porridge with strained meat and vegetables. He/She may need to be given fluid intravenously if he/she cannot take foods and fluids.

Food should be bland (definitely not spicy or pungent) to avoid irritating his throat and digestive tract.

10:29 pm
October 7, 2008


daizee7781

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Provided your child’s infection does not affect his/her digestive system (and cause diarrhoea or vomiting), you can maintain his/her intake of protein, vitamins and minerals by giving foods like milk and fruits. Some creativity (eg using milk in desserts or fruits asjuices or in jelly) goes a long way in nourishing a sick child.You can also give the child yogurt to provide friendly bacteria (probiotics) to help with the healing process and provide nutrition.

10:31 pm
October 7, 2008


daizee7781

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Where there is diarrhoea or vomiting, ensure sufficient fluid intake to prevent dehydration. Doctors recommends giving the watery portion of rice porridge to help manage diarrhoea and prevent dehydration.Children cannot tell that he/she is in sick what they do just crying so please be aware and be patience.

2:55 am
October 8, 2008


prettybomb2008

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When the child is sick you must need to increase fluid intake like encouraging your child to drink more water and also fresh fruit juices. At the same time you must not give your child fatty foods and increased fibers in the diet is also needed. But giving foods may depends on what sickness the child have. It really varies but as long as you would increased the fluid intake of the child then it would be much better.

6:05 am
October 11, 2008


loolarbelle

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posts 41

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I've found that I do the same as my parents' did for me and my brothers and sisters.  If we were ever sick and vomiting, we would fast on cooled boiled water for a day, then when we seemed to feel better, perhaps in the evening, we would have a very light chicken noodle soup.  You can make the soup from a stock cube, and just crumble a handful of vermicelli into it, to give it some substance.  It's very light and seems to do the trick.


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