omg y'all have given me so many responses, thank you <33
(I’m going to tag everyone who responded and just post some general responses to the ideas bc there were a lot)
I’m super frustrated because a lot of y'all’s ideas (while great!!) were similar to mine, but most of them are things that haven’t worked for her :/ she can keep down water fairly well, and plain pasta alright for a time, but she’s really struggling to even keep down plain broth or a little bit of very plain boiled chicken. We might try rice as well as pasta.
I think toast is a good place to start, maybe with a tiny tiny tiny bit of jam if she’s feeling better bc jam makes everything suck a little less.
She also managed to keep down some watermelon yesterday but left it at work this afternoon, so we’ll try that again tomorrow. She hates bananas but simple fruits may be helpful to keep her blood sugar up - she’s also hypoglycemic.
She was eating plain soda crackers/saltine crackers last week, but lately she just hasn’t had the appetite for them I guess? Some stuff is just grossing her out.
We may try some dry cereal like Cheerios or Rice Krispies when she gets more accustomed to keeping down rice or pasta. Easy snacking factor there.
We’re definitely staying away from dairy anyway bc she’s lactose intolerant, and she’s even been staying away from her usual 1,000 cups of coffee a day. I wouldn’t be surprised if part of her problem is having no caffeine, and I might try to give her some weak tea tomorrow instead.
I saw that she was trying Gatorade while I was gone but don’t know how well it worked for her. I think the flavor might be a bit off-putting, and may try to make up a homemade electrolyte solution (possibly with some weak herbal tea to mask the taste) if she’s having trouble keeping fluids down later. Thankfully that hasn’t been a huge problem, so if we can keep her sipping on fluids like she is then that should still be alright.
Once again seriously guys THANK YOU. I’ve been really frazzled the past few weeks trying to take care of her as she’s been getting sicker and reaching the point (repeatedly) where I just don’t know what the fuck to do anymore, and making it up as you go is harder than it sounds. I’ll keep y'all updated tomorrow.
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