Question
What should someone with gastroenteritis eat more of in their daily life?
Answer
Maintain a regular and scheduled diet, avoiding overeating to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal system. If there’s a lack of calorie intake, consider using a combination of dry and wet snacks to supplement. Avoid foods that irritate the gastrointestinal tract, such as chili, alcohol, coffee, raw garlic, and wasabi. Also, do not consume things that are too hard, sour, spicy, salty, or hot. Drinking milk and soy milk can help reduce gastrointestinal pain. Keep warm and avoid catching a cold. This is especially true for frozen foods from the refrigerator; they should be cooked before eating and should not be consumed raw or undercooked!