When your little ones are sick it breaks your heart
to see them weak. Especially when it is vomiting or diarrhoea it takes a lot of
energy from them.
It is important to know simple foods to give our
babies during this period because what they eat is essential and important to
them regaining their strength.
It is important to note that foods that can easily
be digested, that can replace lost fluids and electrolytes should be given to
babies during this period
Breast
milk
This is the most essential food to give any baby
when they are sick, breast milk contains all the necessary nutrients, immunity
boosting components to help the baby fight the infection. Breast milk also possesses
the fluid the body needs to recover from all the fluid and body water lost to
vomiting and diarrhoea.
Butter
milk
During diarrhoea and vomiting butter milk is good
for your baby, it rehydrate the baby’s body from all the lost fluid and also
replenish the body with good bacteria that the body needs.
How
to make butter milk
Pour 1 cup of milk into a bowl
Add 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon or white vinegar, stir
the mixture together
Leave it for about 10 minutes at room temperature to
curdle
Use and enjoy
Oral
rehydration therapy
Oral rehydration therapy cannot substitute for food
but it in important if the baby has lost a lot of water and is dehydrated. It is
a replacement fluid to prevent rehydration and also treat rehydration.
Preparation
of Oral rehydration therapy
One
litre of clean drinking water
Take
six teaspoon of sugar
Add
with ½ teaspoon of salt
Stir
the mixture together
And
give the baby after every watery stool. Encourage the child to take as much as
possible.
Vegetable
soup
For babies that are vomiting and suffering from
diarrhoea, useful nutrients and body water is needed to replenish the lost
once. Vegetable soup is idea to help the baby as this soup helps with
rehydration. However little should be given
Banana
Banana is also another good food to give your baby during diarrhoea. Banana is rich in iron and potassium and helps in controlling diarrohea. Banana helps the baby to regain this lost minirals due to the infection.
Fresh fruit juice
This is good dor the baby to help him/her regain some of the lost water
Pomegranate
juice
This is been suggested to be very useful during
diarrhoea. The peel has an astringent property that is helpful. It is also used
for intestinal inflammation and haemorrhoids.
Pasta or white rice
This can also be given to the baby as it is easily digested
and needed by the body.
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