what food do you give your sick child?

Thanks for your response but how old is your child? Toast I know is very good and digestible too, but is it enough, especially when he has to take medicines too? What cereals do you give her?

My daughter is 8 and I know that toast isn't really enough so when she's up to having cereals, I try to give her something like weetabix or cornflakes to see how she does on those. Most of the time she's ok but ocassionally she will throwup again so we wait a while before trying again. If she holds the toast down I expect an hour to pass without her being sick and when she makes it to cereal, I expect her to be able to hold that for two hours before possibly moving onto soup or broth. For some reason lucozade also seems to help her out a whole heap when it comes to liquids but again, I expect her to be able to hold her water and orange juice before I will let her drink lucozade.

thnks for the tip. i went to the site and intend trying it out over this weekend. but for these remaining days, i think i will try out daal (that's a good idea, specially masoor daal) and dry toast.

Hi Singlepixel, yep, chicken soup it will be then, with hot toast. i love chicked soup too, its one of my best comfort foods.

yes, give them porridge or chicken soup - no solid food at this time. when i was very young and sick (even at this age, i'll have soup).

Well, I usually just buy it at the store but you can make it easily yourself. Just Peel, core and chop up and apple. Place in a pan with a small amount of water and cook until soft. Blend or mash the soft apple until smooth, add sugar and cinnamon(optional) to taste and you have applesauce!

No he is not passing loose stool (thank God for that). he is on soup and toast (as many friends here suggested that). banana i know is a good option too, as paediatricians say that it helps to clear the conjestion in the chest, but i dont know how to make applesauce. any help?

yes i will give daal chawal tonight for dinner. thnks for the response

yes, honey is a natural remedy for cough in children. thanks for the response.

you welcome .. honey helps our imun system too! happy posting :D

he was on soup and toast last night but today i will give him masoor dal and mashed rice for dinner. with exams going on, he can't skip school and only soup is making him weak i think (you know how mothers are). anything more solid, he can't keep down. he threw up thrice last evening,but i think that helped too, as a lot of mucus and cough came out. he is a bit better today. thnks for suggestions. sudipta

You are doing the right thing. Do lose heart, children are like that only, everyone bothers his/her partents life this. Be patient! Things will be OK soon!

rice in water and banana is good too, but frozen orange juice in fever and cough...is it good?

yes i know saboo danaa payas,(we have it in Bengal too) but he hates it and rice is banned coz of its water content. but chicken soup has got the highest referrals, so i'll stick to that for the time being. thanks for your response.

yes tea is good, i think i will skip milk and give him tea and toast as breakfast tomorrow before school. sometimes mild curdles in the stomach and chilren throw up, but tea is harmless. thnks to both you and your dad.

the problem with cornflakes is that when he is swallowing biscuits even, it is irritating his throat and he is throwing up. he did that thrice last night, so i have him just hot toast dipped in chicken soup. i will give him some mashed rice in boiled masoor daal for dinner tonight as per your suggestions. thanks a ton.