What to eat when you have diarrhea? Some of the best foods to eat to harden your stool are bananas, white rice, toast, apple sauce, etc. Some additional foods you can eat are oatmeal, baked potatoes, etc.
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There are certain foods you want to avoid when you have diarrhea and those are:
- Milk and dairy products.
- Alcohol
- Coffee
- Soda
- Corn
- Onions
- Citrus fruits
- Fried/greasy foods.
If you have diarrhea for more than 4 to 5 days and if it accompanies the following symptoms such as bloody stool, severe abdominal pain, or a fever above 102 degrees, then you may need to go to the emergency room for treatment and get checked out immediately.
Here are some good probiotic foods you can eat that can help as a remedy for diarrhea and they are:
- Yogurt
- Sauerkraut
- Cottage Cheese
- Kimchi
- Kefir
- Green Olives
- Tempeh
- Kombucha
- Pickles
- Sourdough bread
If you don’t want to eat these types of probiotics foods alternatively probiotics are available in pill and powder form. Some good over-the counter drugs you can use to treat diarrhea is bismuth subsalicylate and loperamide. The more common name for these drugs is Pepto Bismol, Kao pectate and Imodium.
Over the counter medications are not advisable to give to children. Infants that are under 3 months old that have diarrhea should be taken to the doctor immediately.
The Bottom Line the foods you eat when you have diarrhea are bananas, oatmeal, baked potatoes, toast, white rice, apple sauce, etc.
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