BRAT diet

What is the BRAT diet?

The BRAT diet is a treatment historically prescribed for patients with gastrointestinal distress such as diarrhea, dyspepsia, and/or gastroenteritis.
 If you have recently had an upset stomach or diarrhea, your doctor may suggest that you limit your diet to bland foods that won’t irritate your stomach. The BRAT diet is a bland-food diet that is often recommended for adults and children. BRAT stands for  :

Bananas 

Rice

Applesauce 

Toast. 

These bland, low-fiber foods are easy to digest and may help with diarrhea, and most people who have a stomach illness can tolerate them pretty well. The BRAT diet has spawned other eating regimens that have a similar effect on upset stomach.
They include the BRATY diet, which stands for:

Childhood Contagious Diseases

              Children are at increased risk of some infectious diseases because they have not yet developed immunity to them, they tend to gather in groups, and they may have difficulty with some aspects of hygiene.

 Chicken Pox

Time from exposure to illness
2 to 3 weeks.
Symptoms:
Slight fever, runny nose, and a rash that begins as raised pink spots that blister and scab. Can be more severe in pregnant women and newborns.
Do I need to keep my child home?
Yes, for 5 days from the onset of the rash and the blisters have dried.
How can I help prevent spread?
Immunise your child at 18 months of age. Immunisation is recommended for children at 12 years if they are not immune.