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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 587407" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Jello</p><p></p><p>rice</p><p></p><p>Pediasure, Boost, Slimfast tend to upset already upset stomaches and slimfast can aggravate diarrhea. Be careful with the gatoraide, especially with a child. (half and half it - half gatoraide/half water) Jello and rice are two of the old "aides" for stomach bugs. Both have protein/carbs. Both are easy to digest and won't aggravate diarrhea. You can also use beef or chicken broth. That helps with dehydration without going overboard. They can nibble saltines if their tummies are upset and sip 7up or sprite. And I do mean nibble and sip. Water should be sipped (for those with nausea) as much as you can get them to sip. </p><p></p><p>I know you're sick too but when mine caught a particularly nasty stomach virus one year and just kept giving it to each other over and over again (yeah, lucky me caught that one and I rarely catch anything) I stripped every bed in the house and washed all the linen on HOT. Scrubbed every surface possible with lysol cleaner. (bleach solution...you can look up the proper proportions is better but you can't use it on everything) All laundry (my kids were messy with stomach bugs) was washed immediately on HOT water. I was anal retentive about no one eating / drinking after each other and hand washing. Do NOT put lysol in the bath water, it's toxic. Soap and water is all you need for hands and bodies. Just make sure they wash <strong>frequently</strong>. </p><p></p><p>The best thing to do? Open every curtain and blinds in the house and let the sunlight in. Helps kill the virus / bacteria whatever the heck is causing it. </p><p></p><p>Since I was sick as a dog, literally, while doing all this I really don't know how I managed. But I was determined the darn virus was NOT going to make a 3rd round in the family. I was, of course, the last one to get well. I think I slept like a rock for a week and i took lots of naps. I was utterly exhausted.</p><p></p><p>((((hugs)))) I hope all of you feel better really soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 587407, member: 84"] Jello rice Pediasure, Boost, Slimfast tend to upset already upset stomaches and slimfast can aggravate diarrhea. Be careful with the gatoraide, especially with a child. (half and half it - half gatoraide/half water) Jello and rice are two of the old "aides" for stomach bugs. Both have protein/carbs. Both are easy to digest and won't aggravate diarrhea. You can also use beef or chicken broth. That helps with dehydration without going overboard. They can nibble saltines if their tummies are upset and sip 7up or sprite. And I do mean nibble and sip. Water should be sipped (for those with nausea) as much as you can get them to sip. I know you're sick too but when mine caught a particularly nasty stomach virus one year and just kept giving it to each other over and over again (yeah, lucky me caught that one and I rarely catch anything) I stripped every bed in the house and washed all the linen on HOT. Scrubbed every surface possible with lysol cleaner. (bleach solution...you can look up the proper proportions is better but you can't use it on everything) All laundry (my kids were messy with stomach bugs) was washed immediately on HOT water. I was anal retentive about no one eating / drinking after each other and hand washing. Do NOT put lysol in the bath water, it's toxic. Soap and water is all you need for hands and bodies. Just make sure they wash [B]frequently[/B]. The best thing to do? Open every curtain and blinds in the house and let the sunlight in. Helps kill the virus / bacteria whatever the heck is causing it. Since I was sick as a dog, literally, while doing all this I really don't know how I managed. But I was determined the darn virus was NOT going to make a 3rd round in the family. I was, of course, the last one to get well. I think I slept like a rock for a week and i took lots of naps. I was utterly exhausted. ((((hugs)))) I hope all of you feel better really soon. [/QUOTE]
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