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Reply to "9 yr old son, what can he eat?"

Can you take him out of the diapers? I'm thinking he would do better if he got more air to his bottom. He might have accidents in his underwear but it should make him better at holding it before going too. Do you have any bed pads like they use at the hospitals? There are disposable ones too in the adult diaper area. Put those under him on the bed in case he leaks or use a big beach towel. Also if he feels like it let him just wear a big adult T-shirt and no underwear. The air will really help with the butt burn, along with the baths and creams. I use calmoseptine for my butt burn.

Does your son have food allergies? If not I don't understand the no milk at all thing. He should be able to have enough to make mashed potatoes with or put in oatmeal. Chicken and turkey is going to be better than beef and pork. Have you tried getting deli turkey or chicken to make sandwiches with? Bagel's are great for making things thicker. Nice white deli rolls or submarines would be good too. I don't understand why no cheese if he doesn't have a milk allergy. I can see why he wouldn't want him to eat just cheese but kids like string cheese as it's fun to eat and good for him.

Campbell's plain chicken noodle soup with saltine crackers are good too. He can eat the salt. I think there is a similar soup with o's. I hope he is keeping hydrated, are you giving him sports drinks? The best don't have sugar and food coloring. When my son was his age and got ill he loved to drink Tang. I don't even know if they make it any more. There are dry mixes for Chrystal Lite and store brands of vitamin and other waters.

Also I know he said no sugar but a Popsicle or two would be a treat. Also maybe plain cookies like vanilla wafers or gram crackers. You could make banana pudding with a vanilla pudding mix and layer it with vanilla wafers, sliced bananas and the pudding on top. You can also put a topping on it but leave it off to cut down on sugar. Of course pudding has milk and sugar in it.

His doctor sure isn't making it easy is he? Maybe you could call and run some of our suggestions past him.

Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast = the BRAT diet is what I've always been told is safe to put sick people on.

Some people even eat baby food but I doubt he would like it if he's a picky eater.

I hope some of our suggestions help. Poor little guy, this is horrible for him and you to be going through. He will feel better. There is a recent post on here that a lady put up of her son one year after his surgeries. He is on the swim team and won a big race at 10 or 11 years old.
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