HELP -- what's "easy on the stomach"?

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em - 30 Dec 2007 22:25 GMT

I am going through what seems to be a food poisoning thing, but could be a
virus, I dunno. I am curious what low-carb foods are "easy on the stomach"
so that when I am able to eat again, I can start with something mild.
Thanks -- Mike

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Ozgirl - 30 Dec 2007 22:39 GMT

>I am going through what seems to be a food poisoning thing, but could be a
>virus, I dunno. I am curious what low-carb foods are "easy on the stomach"
>so that when I am able to eat again, I can start with something mild.
>Thanks -- Mike

I find eggs ok. Mashed sweet potato in moderation, sugar free jellies.

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Alice Faber - 30 Dec 2007 22:44 GMT

> I am going through what seems to be a food poisoning thing, but could be a
> virus, I dunno. I am curious what low-carb foods are "easy on the stomach"
> so that when I am able to eat again, I can start with something mild.
> Thanks -- Mike

I had something like that a few year ago. My major worry was
dehydration, because even liquids weren't staying down. Friends
suggested that I nibble on ice chips. Now I have a variety of
ginger-based teas around. When I first wanted solid food, I didn't worry
much about low carb; I figured I wasn't going to want to eat that much.
I think I ate about 1/4 sheet of matzah, over the course of a few hours.
If I'm remembering correctly, I followed this with some fairly plain
scrambled eggs.

When I spent time on a kibbutz, oh, 30 years ago, the standard "easy on
the stomach" diet was boiled chicken and plain rice. You probably don't
want the rice, but some plain chicken might be doable. Also, if you have
some plain yoghurt around, that might be good to nibble at also.

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em - 31 Dec 2007 19:51 GMT

"Alice Faber" <afaber@panix.com>

> When I spent time on a kibbutz, oh, 30 years ago,

Frum?

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Alice Faber - 31 Dec 2007 20:16 GMT

> "Alice Faber" <afaber@panix.com>
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> > When I spent time on a kibbutz, oh, 30 years ago,
>
> Frum?

At the time, searching. So, the kibbutz was orthodox, but not black hat.

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em - 31 Dec 2007 23:31 GMT

>> "Alice Faber" <afaber@panix.com>
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> At the time, searching. So, the kibbutz was orthodox, but not black hat.

I did some searching myself, state-side but black hat. Ended up back where I
was -- still have the belief and the identity, but no black hat & don't keep
k. -- Mike

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FOB - 30 Dec 2007 22:55 GMT

Cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs.

| I am going through what seems to be a food poisoning thing, but could
| be a virus, I dunno. I am curious what low-carb foods are "easy on
| the stomach" so that when I am able to eat again, I can start with
| something mild. Thanks -- Mike

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trader4@optonline.net - 30 Dec 2007 23:00 GMT

> Cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs.
>
> | I am going through what seems to be a food poisoning thing, but could
> | be a virus, I dunno. I am curious what low-carb foods are "easy on
> | the stomach" so that when I am able to eat again, I can start with
> | something mild. Thanks -- Mike

My thought on this is if you're that sick, just eat whatever you feel
like, in moderation and within reason. A few days of minimal eating
while you're sick isn't going to make much difference. If you want
toast, a couple pieces aren't gonna do much. You could use LC bread
to cut down the carbs.

If you want to stay LC, Chicken Soup is a good one. Even the canned
ones with noodles are going to be pretty low carb if you skip the
noodles.

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Doug Freyburger - 31 Dec 2007 17:40 GMT

> I am going through what seems to be a food poisoning thing, but could be a
> virus, I dunno. I am curious what low-carb foods are "easy on the stomach"
> so that when I am able to eat again, I can start with something mild.

I repeat Trader4's point here phrased differently - There are
priorities in
like and sometimes low carbing is not near the top. Eat what it takes
to get better then reInduct. That said many folks report that low
carbing
gives them faster healing so picking low carb among the choices you
have seems best.

My own answer - I think what's "easy on the stomach" is what you
personally ate when you were young. So what works best for me might
not work best for you. Think back as far as you can to what you ate
as
a kid, pick the low carb options from those memories, and try that.

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em - 31 Dec 2007 18:14 GMT

Oh boy, I'm feeling much better today! Still not all there yet. I ended up
eating a little piece of Motza left over from last Passover in the afternoon
& had a small piece of chicken breast in the evening. I'm going to nuke one
egg & have that with a little cottage cheese and see how things go from
there. Thanks to all for the advice, it was extremely helpful. -- Mike

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