Solidifying A Stomach

[vernonk]

If you have an upset stomach, what foods can you eat to help solidify your stomach? I always thought bananas were good for that. Any others?

[dustypuss]

Porridge Oats

[China Doll]

Whenever I have had an upset tummy, I have ususally started back to eating with toast and marmite or crackers and marmite - no butter on either - always seemed to work ok and not make me feel ill again.

[pixie373]

Plain carbohydrates and avoid dairy for a while.

[Peaspeculiars]

Dry toast, plain rice and plain poached chicken.
I was always told not to eat for 24hrs if I had a bad stomach, but I'd take that with a pinch of salt (my mother is not a doctor :-)

Keep up the fluid intake as you will probably be a bit dehydrated x

[cupid04]

Sometimes I fast for 24 hours drinking only distilled water. Should flush out any germs you may have.

[EcclesCake]

I'm always intrigued by these threads.

When I was a child my mother insisted I drank boiled water and ate dry toast.

As an adult I eat whatever I fancy after a stomach upset.

Is there any sound medical reasoning for favouring particular foods over others after stomach upsets?

[pixie373]

The only thing I've heard- which may or may not be right- is that dairy can "feed" diarrhoea and keep it going for longer. I suppose plain foods might be more tempting if you're feeling a bit delicate, but i doubt much will do you any harm. As carers, we were always taught to give clear liquids - water, lemonade etc, but more recently, a doctor advised me to give orange squash, as it has vitamins in it...

[cupid04]

I suppose all our metabolisms are different, just eat what you can manage.

[pixie373]

I think your body will tell you, anyway. If you're a bit queasy and can't bear the thought of something- don't eat it. Otherwise, whatever you fancy. Just keep up the fluids.

[Butterbun]

I can't eat anything if I have a stomach upset.

[Sqad]

Eccles

\\\\As an adult I eat whatever I fancy after a stomach upset. \\\

Exactly right.

[Jennykenny]

I had a very serious stomach upset after a trip to India, but an Indian doctor advised me to stick to plain yogurt, boiled rice and bananas.
It worked but took a few days, and I developed quite a taste for it!

[Flossy3]

A couple years ago I had problems with my stomach, in that I was going to the toilet way too many times in a day. The doctor advised me to eat really dark chocolate, 70% to 90% as there is something in there that dries you up (sorry). He also advised me to drink flat lemonade which helps replenish the salts you lose. Hope this helps.

[fairycakes69]

I was told by my health visitor many years ago to give the kids flat coke and corn beef stovies to help replace salt levels.

[jamesnan]

I was told apples would help, because of their pectin content,