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Post by Miranda on Jun 29, 2016 19:03:27 GMT
As some of you know, my mother has been in hospital for a few days after food poisoning from a bad burger. She is coming out tomorrow but still won't be able to eat much. Has anyone else had it? What did you eat while you were recovering?
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Post by sleepyp on Jun 29, 2016 20:06:20 GMT
I had it a long time ago... it was a badly-cooked sausage in a cafe in my case  I remember lots of soup and dry toast at first, progressing to chicken breast and a few vegetables  ... took a while before I wanted anything other than really plain stuff. I hope your Mum will recover well and quickly |
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Post by Miranda on Jun 29, 2016 20:18:00 GMT
Thanks. I will let her know.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 20:39:49 GMT
I had it a long time ago... it was a badly-cooked sausage in a cafe in my case I remember lots of soup and dry toast at first, progressing to chicken breast and a few vegetables ... took a while before I wanted anything other than really plain stuff. I hope your Mum will recover well and quickly Miranda the advice above is spot on. I had a quadruple bypass followed by a tummy bug and was dehydrating rapidly. Seems strange to have liquid food in that situation but it works and I soon recovered.
Hope Mum is soon feeling better.
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Post by Cheery on Jun 29, 2016 22:39:33 GMT
If the gut's been invaded by a hostile bug, then it's probably a good idea to repopulate it with friendly bacteria, or encourage the growth of good bacteria., so live yoghurt - bifidus etc- . If she can take it - Or fermented foods like sauerkraut ( long shot, I know, after you've felt ill). I think the sooner the gut microbiome gets back to a healthy state, the better.
This also applies when someone's been taking a lot of antibiotics.
Hope she bounces back soon.
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Post by Miranda on Jun 30, 2016 9:25:31 GMT
Do those probiotic yoghurts actually work then?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 13:19:55 GMT
I think they do,but you can get a course of probiotic capsules which will work quicker.
I got mine from Tesco,but they sell them in lots of chemists and supermarkets.
I got a 15 day course(two a day).It really helps sort out the immune system.
I had had a lot of antibiotics recently and was feeling "under the weather".
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Post by Miranda on Jun 30, 2016 15:44:48 GMT
Ah. Cool, I will get her on to those. Thanks Althea
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 18:58:11 GMT
I think that little & often will be the order of the day. Plenty of fluids. If she likes them, a selction of barley water might be a. Good idea. Bananas are good, maybe a poached or boiled egg & toast, a small bunch of grapes. I would also advise a multi vit with minerals as she probably won't be up to eating properly for quite a while.
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Post by Miranda on Jun 30, 2016 18:59:05 GMT
That's what I thought.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2016 19:11:29 GMT
Anything she fancies really. Rice pudding always went down well with my boys.
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Post by Delia on Jun 30, 2016 19:48:58 GMT
I had dry crackers at first, then graduated to toast with very little butter on, or scrambled egg, then work up to a boiled potato or the nice fluffy potato inside a jacket potato - but don't eat the skin.
I think the live yogurt is a good idea, it helps your stomach to rebalance. You can buy rehydration salts in chemists, all you do is dissolve them in water and drink them down - the ones I get are faintly blackcurrant flavoured and come in ready measured sachets for one dose at a time.
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Post by Miranda on Jun 30, 2016 19:50:55 GMT
Those must be what she was talking about yesterday. She said something about powder you dissolve in water.
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Post by Delia on Jun 30, 2016 19:59:46 GMT
Rehydration Salts, Miranda. I take them abroad with me in case of "funny tummy". Also take Imodium with me which helps when you get "The runs"
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Post by Miranda on Jun 30, 2016 20:01:53 GMT
I'll get some from the chemist tomorrow, along with the probiotic capsules.
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... took a while before I wanted anything other than really plain stuff.
Anymore to come?
