Talk:BRAT diet
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[edit] Duplicate?
duplicates page BRAT therefore unnecessary —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.56.112.211 (talk) 21:58, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
- BRAT is a redirect to BRAT_Diet, so this has been addressed. Dean 01:12, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Can't the "T" stand for "tea"?
Maybe this is for the adult version? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.68.2.50 (talk) 01:58, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
- The T means toast. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.40.44.83 (talk) 02:49, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- There are different versions, one called BRATT, which is Tea and Toast. However, the medical community, according to the sources I read, seems to frown on the use of products with caffeine because of dehydration. I personally think that tea or regular Coca Cola are good for settling one's stomach, but can understand the medical POV. Sundaybrunch 02:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
- Decaf tea and/or ginger ale and/or Sprite and/or 7-UP? Dean 01:15, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
- There are different versions, one called BRATT, which is Tea and Toast. However, the medical community, according to the sources I read, seems to frown on the use of products with caffeine because of dehydration. I personally think that tea or regular Coca Cola are good for settling one's stomach, but can understand the medical POV. Sundaybrunch 02:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Rewrite
I've rewritten this article to include citations and remove unsourced opinions. One main removal of opinion was the statement about CRAM and milk usage. The respectable medical sources I found (AAP and CDC) recommend the continuation of milk for both babies (listing both breastmilk and formula) and older children. This contradicts the unsourced statement about the unlikelihood of milk usage. If someone can provide contrary information from reliable sources, then it can be replaced with the indication of divided opinons of medical experts. I've also removed the unreferenced box because citations are included for all points except for BRATT and BRATY, which I consider common knowledge. Sundaybrunch 10:23, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] The pictures really make this page
Seriously. Do we need a picture of Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast to help illustrate the article? Anonymous 23:25 24 April 2007 (CST)
[edit] Why not Jell-O?
Before you advance to a BRAT diet you are on a clear liquid diet. So, why while on the BRAT diet should you avoid Jell-O?
[edit] No unflitered apple juice?
I'd really like to see a reference for avoiding unfiltered apple juice. As applesauce is a key component, and isn't that just basically unfiltered apple juice, it seems odd that apple juice should be avoided as much as soda (caffeine), etc.
- My bet would be either "it's a lot of sugar without any binding, which will screw with digestion" and/or "it's slightly acidic, and will bugger your stomach up". Then again, I'm no doc. Dean 01:14, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
- The article actually refers to "undiluted" apple juice & not "unfiltered," which supports the assertion that the high sugar content is problematic. This is a diet often recommended for children with gastrointestinal irritations, and the undiluted apple juice similarly pops up in dietary recommendations for children continuously as something that should be extremely limited, if not avoided all together, due to excess sugar and the replacement of more appropriate fluids, especially milk and/or formula. Bbogen 23:48, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
