How To Help Your Child

FLUIDS

Do Offer These Fluids

  • Water is the best choice

  • Breast milk (if available) is also fine to offer for infants/toddlers under 2 years of age.

Don’t Offer These Fluids

  • Pedialite or store bought rehydration solutions taste bad, cost more, are not better than water

  • Fruit juices

FOODS

Do Offer These Foods

  • Protein, high fiber, probiotics are best

    • eggs
    • plain yogurt (no added sugar or fruit)
    • peanut butter
    • oatmeal
    • high fiber veggies – carrots, broccoli

     

Don’t Offer These Foods

  • Avoid carbs, starch, sugars sometimes called the BRAT diet including:

    • bananas
    • rice
    • applesauce
    • toast
When to Worry

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  • Signs of Dehydration:
    • Peeing less than 1x every 12 hours
    • Dry mouth
    • No tears
    • Slow blood refill after pressing skin
    • Blood in stool
    • Severe tummy pain
  • Fever 100.5 or higher
  • Diarrhea lasts more than 5 days

This advice about symptom relief is intended to equip you to help your child at home. If you have continued concerns please contact our office. If this is a medical emergency, please call 911 and us. We can also help during an emergency.

If you are not a Small Town Pediatrics family, please contact your child’s medical office or click Accepting New Patients to register your child with us.