what can I feed my pukey son?

[sara3]

ewww... I'm really not good with sicky stuff, but my 13 yr old was going at it like a good un for most of last night :o/

he's not eaten anything yet today, has managed to keep down some water and asked for Ribena, so he's kept down (so far) a very weak Ribena.

should he have some lunch (if he wants it)? what should I give him?

[ummmm]

Toast...

I feel sorry for you. I use to phone my Dad when my kids were sick as I can't deal with it...

[sara3]

ummmm.. it was a nightmare. I was cleaning the stair carpet at 3am.

dry toast? no butter? (sounds bloody horrible!)

[Jemisa]

Crusty Bread & Vert thin soup made from oxo or bovril.

jem. -- Aww! wish him better.

[cazzz1975]

its going around sara, my daughter was sick a few days ago, keep his fluids up and if he is hungry give him light food like toast or in my daughters case a croissant ;)

[jackthehat]

Not today.
Jth, jnr was kept on a liquid diet for 'the following day' and then I used to give him Coley mashed into potatoes (very little milk or butter) the day after that - it's light on the stomach.

He happily tells everyone, now, about how I used to starve him and then feed him fish for weeks when he was ill.............:o/

[dotty.]

Do you not have any dyoralite in, we used to swear by that, Ribena is a bit sugary, coke is good for an upet stomach as it restores the electrolite balance.
Don't give him food yet as it will feed the bug but ummm is right about dried toast, though all it us is bung him up incase the sickness travels to the lower bowel (I think)

[sara3]

thanks Jem. I have some tinned "thin" soup. I'll see if he fancies that.

cazzz, thanks. I'm worried that I may catch it if it's a bug. I really am phobic about that stuff. I'm also concerned that it was the night after my daughter made dinner!

[yogi-bear]

Hi sara,

Dry toast with maybe just a little bit of butter...not too much, or cream crackers ( the same )........try to get him to drink water only, so as not to de-hydrate.....no ribena or juices until the feeling of sickness goes away too. Hopefully wil feel better by tonight....could be just a 24hour tummy bug.....

Hope the little fella gets well soon, sweetheart :0) xx

[dotty.]

do you have any of that anti-bacterial gel in? We have 3 bottles here, one in the kitchen, one in the bthroom and one in the downstairs WC. if you have it, get using it

[cazzz1975]

lol buy some of that dettol spray that disinfects door knobs and make sure you dont inhale the vomit as the spores are still in the air.

[yogi-bear]

Oh, and slightly flat lemonade is pretty good too btw........:0)

[cazzz1975]

still in the air for a few minutes after vomitting that is..

[redcrx]

flat lemonade or cola, to sip on.
water
dry toast.

though to be honest, if even thats coming back up then water only until 12 hours after he last brough anything up.

[sara3]

OMG, I feel ill now, lol!

thanks all ;o) I have anti-bac spray, hand gel (somewhere). I may have some Dyoralite (prob out of date!).

I'll see if he's hungry, then go through the minimal options. no eggs??

[sara3]

thanks red, I think the last "incident" was around 6am. it's all a blur now!

[cazzz1975]

well my son was in hospital a few years back after having a fit I was chatting to the doctor about him being sick a few days before, the conversation touched on dealing with sickness, the doctor said matter of factly that there was nothing wrong with eating and drinking as normal as it encouraged the body to bring up the bug (obviously by being sick) abstaining and sipping water only prolonged the misery.

[ummmm]

The problem is....when you're that sick the thought of food would make you sick :-(

[wolf63]

Is there a chance that your daughter tried to poison her brother?

I wish I had thought of that about 40 years ago.

Susan ;-)

[sara3]

wolf.. that's just naughty!

but... ;o)

[MickyMacgraw]

"coke is good for an upet stomach as it restores the electrolite balance."
Im sorry dotty but just where did you get this fact from?
Whatever you do sara3 please do not use dotty's untrue and unsound health advice, Coca Cola does not restore electrolyte imbalances and is a useless sugary and acidic drink which contains caffeine which is a diuretic which will further flush his body from much needed water as he is now doubt suffering from dehydration.

Sara3 what exactly is the problem with your son? Why is he vomiting?