BRAT Diet for Babies with Diarrhea: Does it Work?

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Episode Description

The BRAT diet has been recommended for decades as a way to combat diarrhea. BRAT is an acronym standing for bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. But does BRAT work and should it be used for babies?
In this episode we’re looking at diarrheal disease in babies: what causes it and what steps should be taken to help babies who have diarrhea. Do you need to cut out milk and dairy if your baby has diarrhea? What types of foods can babies who have diarrhea eat? ...and is the BRAT diet safe for babies?

Links from this Episode

• Baby-Led Weaning with Katie Ferraro program with the 100 First Foods™ Daily Meal Plan, join here: https://babyledweaning.co/program 

• Baby-Led Weaning for Beginners free online workshop with 100 First Foods™ list to all attendees, register here: https://babyledweaning.co/baby-led-weaning-for-beginners

Other Episode Related to this topic

• Episode 108 - Probiotics: Should Your Baby Be Taking Probiotics? with James Marin, RD, EN and Dahlia Marin, RDN, LD
• Episode 202 - Gut Check: Microbiome and Food Allergy Development with Liam O'Mahony, PhD

Resources & Research

• Falcomer, A. L., Riquette, R. F. R., de Lima, B. R., Ginani, V. C., & Zandonadi, R. P. (2019). Health benefits of green banana consumption: A systematic review. Nutrients, 11(6), 1222. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6627159/
• Kianmehr, M., Saber, A., Moshari, J., Ahmadi, R., & Basiri-Moghadam, M. (2016). The effect of G-ORS along with rice soup in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. Nursing and midwifery studies, 5(2). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993029/#:~:text=Rice%20soup%20regimen%20was%20highly,consumed%20simultaneously%20with%20G%2DORS.