What foods help stop diarrhea? What foods promote faster recovery from diarrhea?
(1) Dietary principles should support nutrition without aggravating intestinal lesions. Generally, light liquid foods are recommended, such as thick rice soup, diluted fruit juice, noodles, and soups. During acute watery diarrhea, temporary fasting is necessary. Patients with severe dehydration may require intravenous fluid therapy.
(2) Once stool frequency decreases, introduce low-fat broths, milk, soy milk, egg drop soup, and vegetable juices. Gradually advance to bland, low-fat, low-residue semi-liquids like rice porridge, lotus root starch, or thin noodle soups.
(3) Once diarrhea completely subsides, gradually introduce foods like sponge cake, fish fillets, finely chopped lean meat, and pureed vegetables. Even with strong appetite, maintain small, frequent meals.
(4) When intestinal fermentation is excessive, consume protein-rich foods with minimal fat, such as dairy, eggs, soy milk, and tofu. Limit starchy vegetables, as carbohydrates promote fermentation and gas.When intestinal fermentation is very strong, starchy foods like potatoes, taro, rice, and noodles can be consumed.
(5) Daily intake of vitamin C-rich foods is essential, such as fresh mushrooms, vegetable juice, tomato juice, or fortified vitamin C juices if available.