BRAT diet
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The BRAT diet is a treatment sometimes used when a young child who eats solids has diarrhea. BRAT is an abbreviation of bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast. This diet is also helpful for any child that has fever, flu, cold, or general illness with a loss of appetite. The BRAT Diet may also be recommended for adolesent and adult patients who present with symptoms of dyspepsia or gastroenteritis. This BRAT diet also has several minor "spin-offs" such as the BRATT (Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce, Toast and Tea) or the BRATY (Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce, Toast, and Yogurt) depending on the severity of symptoms. The BRAT diet is designed to be easy on the stomach and intestines which may be inflamed due to trauma or illness.
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