Start with clear  liquids:  Sodas, Gatorade, Jell-O, Clear Soups (like chicken or beef broth) and Popsicles.

Try small amounts of the above about every 20 minutes rather than a lot at one time. Your stomach will tolerate small amounts. Also try eating (drinking) the liquids at room temperature (not hot or cold) at first. This too will help your stomach tolerate the liquids.

Next, try a few crackers or toast with clear liquids. DO NOT TRY ANY OTHER SOLID FOOD AT THIS TIME.  Try saltines or plain graham crackers or plain, dry toast.

Next, try full liquids. This includes cream soups, ice cream, pudding etc.  You may still have clear liquids, saltine crackers, plain graham crackers and plain dry toast.

Next, try soft foods:  This includes baked or mashed potatoes, pasta, cooked cereals, bananas, etc.

If you tolerate all of the above, you may now, slowly start back on your regular diet.

REMEMBER:  Your stomach is still sensitive – a little at a time.

Diarrhea and Vomiting

Begin with clear liquids for 24-48 hours: Pedialyte, Ginger Ale, 7-Up, Gatorade, frozen Kool-Aid popsicles, Jell-O.

Fever and Tylenol Dosing in Children

Fever is a normal body response to infection and a symptom of an illness, not an illness itself.

GI Disorders

Learn about gastric irritants and disorders such as Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).

Gout

Head Injuries

Head injury, regardless of type including head surgery, is followed by a group of symptoms that may be regarded as common to all forms of cranial trauma.

Hypertension

Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are the number one cause of death in the United States.

Menopause

In a 1972 episode of All In The Family, the theme was menopause:

Archie: Edith, if you’re gonna have a change in life, you gotta do it right now. I’m gonna give you just 3o seconds!

Edith: Can I finish my soup first?

Unfortunately, this is what many people, both men and women, still think they know about menopause. Menopause is perhaps the least understood stage of life by the public, and arguably the most feared.

Stomach Virus and Flu

Here is an example of a progressive diet that may be followed when you have a “stomach virus” or the flu.