# Conundrum: how to make yourself eat after food poisoning... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 2, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240 "2010-11-02T18:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/21 "2010-11-03T18:05:09Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Thanks for the recipe, but if I had read this while suffering a stomach ailment, it would have sent me retching. As it is, though, it sounds wonderful. It is actually quite mild - also very white in color šŸ˜•šŸ™‚ Often doctors tell you to start eating rice as part of the [BRAT](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAT_diet) diet for stomach troubles. > [@Paintcharge](#): > > That sounds great, but what does ā€œturf the riceā€ mean? Put the rice into the pot. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/22 "2010-11-03T18:19:42Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > It is actually quite mild - also very white in color šŸ˜•šŸ™‚ Often doctors tell you to start eating rice as part of the [BRAT](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRAT_diet) diet for stomach troubles. It sounds like it might be good, if it was premade. But the last time I had a stomach thing, the very thought of handling raw chicken meat would have not been pleasant. I passed the time by watching whatever TV shows I had recorded on my DVR. I skipped right over Kitchen Nightmares. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/23 "2010-11-03T18:27:36Z")
Like others above, if I go too long without eating, the low blood sugar makes me nauseous all on its own and gets vicious circle-y. Saltines are my savior there, starting with just one. Really just the edges of just one at first. You know the little crenellations they have on two sides? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/24 "2010-11-04T00:44:15Z")
I once spent most of two weeks in the hospital on a clear-liquids-only diet. Beef/chicken/veggie broth, jello and apple juice was about it. It was heaven, after having had a gastric bypass setup that pumped everything that entered my stomach back up a tube running out my nose. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/25 "2010-11-04T00:56:00Z")
Bananas and Bread are what I eat when feeling sick. Been hungover a lot recently so there have been quite a few days where those were my main foods. Hope you feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/26 "2010-11-04T01:08:08Z")
> [@Campion](#): > > Doesnā€™t anyone else do BRAT? Bananas, rice, applesauce, toast. I know itā€™s not fashionable anymoreā€¦ Itā€™s not? What happened to it? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/27 "2010-11-04T03:30:19Z")
Iā€™ll let you know in the future. I think Iā€™ve got an hour before the spin art starts. Damn! ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/28 "2010-11-04T07:52:54Z")
Looks like once again Iā€™m going to have to find a new poison dealer, this shit I have now is just weak. ---
**Author:** ![MerryMagdalen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/29 "2010-11-04T09:01:47Z")
Hi **Ogre** , I know youā€™re in a college town, but very far from me so I donā€™t know what you have. If you can, go find some pho. Itā€™s Vietnamese noodle soup. Lots of nice salty broth you can make as hot as you like with sauce, but the broth itself is fairly complex in flavor. Easy rice noodles and tofu, chicken or beef of your choice. So, some carbs, salt and protein, with enough flavor to make it interesting. If you canā€™t, try getting one of those Lipton soup packets that makes four servings, and add a beaten egg to it (egg drop soup, basically). ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/30 "2010-11-04T09:26:07Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > It sounds like it might be good, if it was premade. But the last time I had a stomach thing, the very thought of handling raw chicken meat would have not been pleasant. > > I passed the time by watching whatever TV shows I had recorded on my DVR. I skipped right over Kitchen Nightmares. Like I said, I normally keep a few food containers of it in the freezer, so all I need to do is gimp my way to the fridge and put one into the microwave [or convince someone to do it for me] ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/31 "2010-11-04T17:38:06Z")
All better! šŸ™‚ I had a brief flirtation with saltines, then yogurt (bad idea!), and eventually worked my way up to regular food. Sorry about this. I was feeling a bit sorry for myself at the time. Actually, that seems to be becoming a habit with me in MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240/32 "2010-11-04T18:05:15Z")
Woot! > [@Ogre](#): > > I was feeling a bit sorry for myself at the time. Actually, that seems to be becoming a habit with me in MPSIMS. Thatā€™s-a what itā€™s for-a. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conundrum-how-to-make-yourself-eat-after-food-poisoning/559240.md?page=1)