BRAT Diet
Probably something we’ve all had at one point in our youth is diarrhea. While we may not even remember it or admit to remembering it, the BRAT diet is something we may have been given ourselves, around Halloween or the holidays when we live off grandma’s cookies and pie and candy. Even summertime diets for many of us were altered as we had the ability to sleep late and eat whatever we could get our grubby little hands on. Importing junk food from friend’s homes was another good tactic as we taking a trip to the store and cashing in all those quarters we’d stored throughout the year for a day or three of candy sustained bliss. But for you new parents out there, who believe in a yoga inspired life and detoxification, and are poignantly alarmed when your six year old has got the runs, you know who you are, the BRAT diet is a perfect remedy to your crisis.
BRAT diet stands for bananas, rice, apple sauce, and toast and is the remedy for a youngster eating solids has diarrhea. Also used for people with dyspepsia or gastroenteritis, the BRAT diet is believed to go easy on the stomach and intestines which may be inflamed due to trauma or illness and get the wheels spinning once again.
BRAT diet is still recommended by medical professionals for diarrhea treatment for anyone including toddlers and young children. It’s also important to drink plenty to prevent dehydration and maintain a semi-regular diet to maintain caloric intake and protein. High fat and sugar foods should be eliminated as they’re more trying on the digestive system.
If you’re taking antibiotics, immunizations, or have recently had new food, this can be a reason that you’re bowels are congested; BRAT is a good idea for integration into a regular diet to help maintain some kind of normalcy.
As is everything in this modern ‘option-filled’ world of ours today, there is an alternative to the tried and true BRAT diet called CRAM (cereal, rice, applesauce, and milk). This diet is thought to be an improved option due to its increased protein and fat content.