Breakfast
≈ 425 kcal
Rice idiyappam (2) with egg curry, mild
- • 2½ rice idiyappam
- • 1 egg
- • 1¼ tsp oil
55 g carbs · 18 g protein · 15 g fat · 3 g fibre
Dieta para la diarrea
Repón el líquido perdido con suero de rehidratación oral, sigue comiendo porciones pequeñas de comida suave y vuelve poco a poco a tu dieta normal en unos días. Obtén un plan día a día con porciones, opciones del sur de Asia y occidentales, y las señales de alarma que requieren médico. Gratis, sin registro y funciona en tu navegador: tus datos de salud nunca se envían a ningún sitio.
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Diarrhoea (short-term, adults)
With acute diarrhoea the first job is replacing lost fluid and salts: sip oral rehydration solution (ORS) and keep eating small, plain meals. Starving the gut isn't needed and slows recovery. Most adults are back to normal food within 1–3 days. This plan is for adults; children need ORS, zinc and a doctor's advice.
- This plan is for adults with short-term diarrhoea. If it lasts more than 2 days, you see blood, or you can't keep fluids down, see a doctor. Children and babies need ORS, zinc and medical advice.
Daily targets
Calories
1,880 kcal
Maintenance ≈ 1,884
Carbohydrate
259 g
55% of calories
Protein
85 g
18% of calories
Fat
56 g
27% of calories
Fibre
≥ 15 g
Sodium
≤ 2,300 mg
≈ 5.9 g salt in total
Saturated fat
≤ 21 g
Added sugar
≤ 24 g
≈ 6 tsp
- 💧 Sip ORS through the day: about 1 cup (200–400 ml) after each loose stool, plus water, clear soups and coconut water. Keep going until urine is pale again.
- Fibre is kept gentle for now. Once your stools are normal, build back up to 25–30 g a day.
- ORS first: about 1 cup (200–400 ml) after each loose stool, plus other fluids through the day
- Keep eating: small, frequent, bland meals rather than skipping food
- Days 1–2 bland and soft; days 3–4 gentle foods; then back to your normal diet
- Pale-yellow urine is a sign you're drinking enough
What to eat
Eat more
- ORS from a pharmacy sachet, mixed exactly as the packet says (homemade only if no sachet is available)
- Khichdi, plain rice, rice kanji (congee), curd rice, soft idli with thin moong daal
- Dahi or yogurt with live cultures, in small bowls
- Ripe bananas, boiled potatoes, stewed apple, plain toast, oats cooked in water
- Clear soups, daal water, coconut water and plain water between ORS
- Soft-cooked egg, steamed fish or chicken soup once you feel like protein
Limit
- Milk and milky tea in large amounts (lactose can be hard to digest for a few days)
- Raw salads, bran, whole-grain breakfast cereals and lots of beans until stools firm up
- Very spicy curries, achaar and chilli
- Fatty, fried and creamy food: parathas, pakoras, chips, takeaways
- Coffee, strong chai, energy drinks
Avoid
- Sugary drinks, fruit juice and sweetened sports drinks as your main fluid (sugar can make diarrhoea worse)
- Sugar-free sweets and gum with sorbitol, xylitol or mannitol
- Alcohol
- Street food, raw or undercooked meat and eggs, unpasteurised milk
7-day meal plan
Monday · about 1,895 kcal, 299 g carbs, 54 g protein, 29 g fibre, 1,539 mg sodium
Recovery days 1–2: small bland meals, and ORS after every loose stool.
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
4 plain salted crackers with a glass of water
- • 6 plain crackers
30 g carbs · 3 g protein · 5 g fat · 2 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 540 kcal
Baked potato with steamed carrots and courgette and a little olive oil
- • 1½ large potatoes
- • 2¼ cup carrots and courgette
- • 1½ tsp olive oil
93 g carbs · 12 g protein · 14 g fat · 11 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 180 kcal
Stewed apple (peeled, no sugar)
- • 2 apples
46 g carbs · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 4 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 570 kcal
Boiled potatoes and carrots with a boiled egg and a pinch of salt
- • 1½ medium potatoes
- • 1½ cup carrots
- • 2 eggs
- • 1½ tsp olive oil
75 g carbs · 21 g protein · 17 g fat · 9 g fibre
Tuesday · about 1,931 kcal, 269 g carbs, 99 g protein, 21 g fibre, 2,050 mg sodium
Recovery days 1–2: small bland meals, and ORS after every loose stool.
Breakfast
≈ 438 kcal
Egg-white omelette with peppers and 1 slice white toast
- • 7 egg whites
- • 1 bell pepper
- • 1¾ slice white bread
- • 1¾ tsp olive oil
39 g carbs · 35 g protein · 12 g fat · 4 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 175 kcal
A small bowl of plain dahi (live yogurt)
- • 1¼ cup plain dahi
12 g carbs · 11 g protein · 9 g fat · 0 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Jeera rice with tofu and carrot-tori sabzi (garlic-infused oil, no onion)
- • 1 cup cooked basmati rice
- • 190 g firm tofu
- • 1¼ cup carrot and tori (courgette)
- • 2½ tsp garlic-infused oil
75 g carbs · 28 g protein · 20 g fat · 5 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 158 kcal
A ripe banana
- • 1½ bananas
41 g carbs · 2 g protein · 0 g fat · 5 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 560 kcal
3 plain idli with thin moong daal (no chutney)
- • 5½ idli
- • 1¼ cup thin moong daal
102 g carbs · 23 g protein · 4 g fat · 7 g fibre
Wednesday · about 1,868 kcal, 266 g carbs, 82 g protein, 25 g fibre, 1,613 mg sodium
Days 3–4: gentle foods. Add back cooked vegetables and fruit a little at a time.
Breakfast
≈ 400 kcal
Oats porridge with almond milk, strawberries and pumpkin seeds
- • ¾ cup rolled oats
- • 1¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- • ¾ cup strawberries
- • 1¼ tbsp pumpkin seeds
58 g carbs · 13 g protein · 14 g fat · 9 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 165 kcal
1 cup roasted makhana (fox nuts), lightly salted
- • 1½ cup makhana
27 g carbs · 6 g protein · 3 g fat · 3 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 575 kcal
Chicken and lauki (bottle gourd) curry, ½ cup white rice, cucumber salad
- • 115 g chicken
- • 1¼ cup lauki (bottle gourd)
- • ¾ cup cooked white rice
- • 1¼ cup cucumber
60 g carbs · 38 g protein · 19 g fat · 5 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 190 kcal
2 rice cakes with peanut butter
- • 2 rice cakes
- • 1 tbsp peanut butter
18 g carbs · 6 g protein · 10 g fat · 2 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 538 kcal
Soft rice with thin moong daal and boiled potato
- • 1 cup cooked white rice
- • 1¼ cup thin moong daal
- • 1½ boiled potatoes
103 g carbs · 19 g protein · 5 g fat · 6 g fibre
Thursday · about 1,873 kcal, 294 g carbs, 72 g protein, 27 g fibre, 1,428 mg sodium
Days 3–4: gentle foods. Add back cooked vegetables and fruit a little at a time.
Breakfast
≈ 388 kcal
Vegetable dalia (broken wheat) with a spoon of dahi
- • ½ cup dalia (broken wheat)
- • ¾ cup vegetables
- • 2½ tbsp plain dahi
63 g carbs · 14 g protein · 9 g fat · 10 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
Stewed apple (peeled, no sugar)
- • 2 apples
46 g carbs · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 4 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Baked white fish with mashed potato and steamed carrots
- • 175 g white fish (cod)
- • 225 g potatoes
- • 1¼ cup carrots
- • 1¼ tsp olive oil
58 g carbs · 40 g protein · 19 g fat · 6 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 180 kcal
A bowl of papaya with lemon
- • 3 cup papaya
44 g carbs · 2 g protein · 0 g fat · 6 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 525 kcal
Curd rice (dahi chawal) with a light cumin tempering
- • 1¼ cup cooked white rice
- • 1 cup plain dahi
- • 1¼ tsp oil
83 g carbs · 16 g protein · 13 g fat · 1 g fibre
Friday · about 1,910 kcal, 325 g carbs, 66 g protein, 39 g fibre, 1,448 mg sodium
Breakfast
≈ 400 kcal
3 plain idli with thin moong daal (no chutney)
- • 4 idli
- • 1 cup thin moong daal
73 g carbs · 16 g protein · 3 g fat · 5 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
2 kiwifruit
- • 4 kiwifruit
40 g carbs · 4 g protein · 2 g fat · 10 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Moong daal and vegetable khichdi with plain dahi
- • ½ cup rice (dry)
- • ¼ cup moong daal (dry)
- • 1¼ cup vegetables
- • ¾ cup plain dahi
95 g carbs · 24 g protein · 13 g fat · 11 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 190 kcal
A glass of low-fat milk with 2 whole-wheat crackers (good bedtime snack)
- • 1 cup low-fat milk
- • 2 whole-wheat crackers
24 g carbs · 10 g protein · 5 g fat · 2 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 540 kcal
Baked potato with steamed carrots and courgette and a little olive oil
- • 1½ large potatoes
- • 2¼ cup carrots and courgette
- • 1½ tsp olive oil
93 g carbs · 12 g protein · 14 g fat · 11 g fibre
Saturday · about 1,870 kcal, 235 g carbs, 93 g protein, 17 g fibre, 1,855 mg sodium
Breakfast
≈ 420 kcal
Lactose-free yogurt with strawberries and pumpkin seeds
- • 1½ cup lactose-free plain yogurt
- • ¾ cup strawberries
- • 1½ tbsp pumpkin seeds
39 g carbs · 21 g protein · 18 g fat · 5 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 165 kcal
1 cup roasted makhana (fox nuts), lightly salted
- • 1½ cup makhana
27 g carbs · 6 g protein · 3 g fat · 3 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Garlic shrimp with brown rice and vegetables
- • 150 g shrimp
- • 1 cup cooked brown rice
- • 1¼ cup vegetables
70 g carbs · 40 g protein · 15 g fat · 8 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 160 kcal
A glass of unsalted chaas (buttermilk) with mint
- • 2 glass chaas
16 g carbs · 10 g protein · 6 g fat · 0 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 525 kcal
Curd rice (dahi chawal) with a light cumin tempering
- • 1¼ cup cooked white rice
- • 1 cup plain dahi
- • 1¼ tsp oil
83 g carbs · 16 g protein · 13 g fat · 1 g fibre
Sunday · about 1,945 kcal, 320 g carbs, 66 g protein, 34 g fibre, 1,378 mg sodium
Breakfast
≈ 420 kcal
Oats cooked in water with mashed banana (no sugar)
- • ¾ cup rolled oats
- • 1½ bananas
81 g carbs · 11 g protein · 6 g fat · 9 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
Pineapple slices with a rice cake
- • 1½ cup pineapple
- • 1½ rice cakes
42 g carbs · 3 g protein · 0 g fat · 3 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Moong daal and vegetable khichdi with plain dahi
- • ½ cup rice (dry)
- • ¼ cup moong daal (dry)
- • 1¼ cup vegetables
- • ¾ cup plain dahi
95 g carbs · 24 g protein · 13 g fat · 11 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 175 kcal
A small bowl of plain dahi (live yogurt)
- • 1¼ cup plain dahi
12 g carbs · 11 g protein · 9 g fat · 0 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 570 kcal
Mild lauki sabzi (no chilli) with 2 soft phulka roti
- • 1½ cup lauki sabzi (mild)
- • 3 whole-wheat roti
- • 1½ tsp oil
90 g carbs · 17 g protein · 15 g fat · 11 g fibre
Monday · about 1,895 kcal, 299 g carbs, 54 g protein, 29 g fibre, 1,539 mg sodium
Recovery days 1–2: small bland meals, and ORS after every loose stool.
Breakfast
≈ 425 kcal
Rice idiyappam (2) with egg curry, mild
- • 2½ rice idiyappam
- • 1 egg
- • 1¼ tsp oil
55 g carbs · 18 g protein · 15 g fat · 3 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
4 plain salted crackers with a glass of water
- • 6 plain crackers
30 g carbs · 3 g protein · 5 g fat · 2 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 540 kcal
Baked potato with steamed carrots and courgette and a little olive oil
- • 1½ large potatoes
- • 2¼ cup carrots and courgette
- • 1½ tsp olive oil
93 g carbs · 12 g protein · 14 g fat · 11 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 180 kcal
Stewed apple (peeled, no sugar)
- • 2 apples
46 g carbs · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 4 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 570 kcal
Boiled potatoes and carrots with a boiled egg and a pinch of salt
- • 1½ medium potatoes
- • 1½ cup carrots
- • 2 eggs
- • 1½ tsp olive oil
75 g carbs · 21 g protein · 17 g fat · 9 g fibre
Tuesday · about 1,931 kcal, 269 g carbs, 99 g protein, 21 g fibre, 2,050 mg sodium
Recovery days 1–2: small bland meals, and ORS after every loose stool.
Breakfast
≈ 438 kcal
Egg-white omelette with peppers and 1 slice white toast
- • 7 egg whites
- • 1 bell pepper
- • 1¾ slice white bread
- • 1¾ tsp olive oil
39 g carbs · 35 g protein · 12 g fat · 4 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 175 kcal
A small bowl of plain dahi (live yogurt)
- • 1¼ cup plain dahi
12 g carbs · 11 g protein · 9 g fat · 0 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Jeera rice with tofu and carrot-tori sabzi (garlic-infused oil, no onion)
- • 1 cup cooked basmati rice
- • 190 g firm tofu
- • 1¼ cup carrot and tori (courgette)
- • 2½ tsp garlic-infused oil
75 g carbs · 28 g protein · 20 g fat · 5 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 158 kcal
A ripe banana
- • 1½ bananas
41 g carbs · 2 g protein · 0 g fat · 5 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 560 kcal
3 plain idli with thin moong daal (no chutney)
- • 5½ idli
- • 1¼ cup thin moong daal
102 g carbs · 23 g protein · 4 g fat · 7 g fibre
Wednesday · about 1,868 kcal, 266 g carbs, 82 g protein, 25 g fibre, 1,613 mg sodium
Days 3–4: gentle foods. Add back cooked vegetables and fruit a little at a time.
Breakfast
≈ 400 kcal
Oats porridge with almond milk, strawberries and pumpkin seeds
- • ¾ cup rolled oats
- • 1¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- • ¾ cup strawberries
- • 1¼ tbsp pumpkin seeds
58 g carbs · 13 g protein · 14 g fat · 9 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 165 kcal
1 cup roasted makhana (fox nuts), lightly salted
- • 1½ cup makhana
27 g carbs · 6 g protein · 3 g fat · 3 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 575 kcal
Chicken and lauki (bottle gourd) curry, ½ cup white rice, cucumber salad
- • 115 g chicken
- • 1¼ cup lauki (bottle gourd)
- • ¾ cup cooked white rice
- • 1¼ cup cucumber
60 g carbs · 38 g protein · 19 g fat · 5 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 190 kcal
2 rice cakes with peanut butter
- • 2 rice cakes
- • 1 tbsp peanut butter
18 g carbs · 6 g protein · 10 g fat · 2 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 538 kcal
Soft rice with thin moong daal and boiled potato
- • 1 cup cooked white rice
- • 1¼ cup thin moong daal
- • 1½ boiled potatoes
103 g carbs · 19 g protein · 5 g fat · 6 g fibre
Thursday · about 1,873 kcal, 294 g carbs, 72 g protein, 27 g fibre, 1,428 mg sodium
Days 3–4: gentle foods. Add back cooked vegetables and fruit a little at a time.
Breakfast
≈ 388 kcal
Vegetable dalia (broken wheat) with a spoon of dahi
- • ½ cup dalia (broken wheat)
- • ¾ cup vegetables
- • 2½ tbsp plain dahi
63 g carbs · 14 g protein · 9 g fat · 10 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
Stewed apple (peeled, no sugar)
- • 2 apples
46 g carbs · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 4 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Baked white fish with mashed potato and steamed carrots
- • 175 g white fish (cod)
- • 225 g potatoes
- • 1¼ cup carrots
- • 1¼ tsp olive oil
58 g carbs · 40 g protein · 19 g fat · 6 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 180 kcal
A bowl of papaya with lemon
- • 3 cup papaya
44 g carbs · 2 g protein · 0 g fat · 6 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 525 kcal
Curd rice (dahi chawal) with a light cumin tempering
- • 1¼ cup cooked white rice
- • 1 cup plain dahi
- • 1¼ tsp oil
83 g carbs · 16 g protein · 13 g fat · 1 g fibre
Friday · about 1,910 kcal, 325 g carbs, 66 g protein, 39 g fibre, 1,448 mg sodium
Breakfast
≈ 400 kcal
3 plain idli with thin moong daal (no chutney)
- • 4 idli
- • 1 cup thin moong daal
73 g carbs · 16 g protein · 3 g fat · 5 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
2 kiwifruit
- • 4 kiwifruit
40 g carbs · 4 g protein · 2 g fat · 10 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Moong daal and vegetable khichdi with plain dahi
- • ½ cup rice (dry)
- • ¼ cup moong daal (dry)
- • 1¼ cup vegetables
- • ¾ cup plain dahi
95 g carbs · 24 g protein · 13 g fat · 11 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 190 kcal
A glass of low-fat milk with 2 whole-wheat crackers (good bedtime snack)
- • 1 cup low-fat milk
- • 2 whole-wheat crackers
24 g carbs · 10 g protein · 5 g fat · 2 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 540 kcal
Baked potato with steamed carrots and courgette and a little olive oil
- • 1½ large potatoes
- • 2¼ cup carrots and courgette
- • 1½ tsp olive oil
93 g carbs · 12 g protein · 14 g fat · 11 g fibre
Saturday · about 1,870 kcal, 235 g carbs, 93 g protein, 17 g fibre, 1,855 mg sodium
Breakfast
≈ 420 kcal
Lactose-free yogurt with strawberries and pumpkin seeds
- • 1½ cup lactose-free plain yogurt
- • ¾ cup strawberries
- • 1½ tbsp pumpkin seeds
39 g carbs · 21 g protein · 18 g fat · 5 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 165 kcal
1 cup roasted makhana (fox nuts), lightly salted
- • 1½ cup makhana
27 g carbs · 6 g protein · 3 g fat · 3 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Garlic shrimp with brown rice and vegetables
- • 150 g shrimp
- • 1 cup cooked brown rice
- • 1¼ cup vegetables
70 g carbs · 40 g protein · 15 g fat · 8 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 160 kcal
A glass of unsalted chaas (buttermilk) with mint
- • 2 glass chaas
16 g carbs · 10 g protein · 6 g fat · 0 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 525 kcal
Curd rice (dahi chawal) with a light cumin tempering
- • 1¼ cup cooked white rice
- • 1 cup plain dahi
- • 1¼ tsp oil
83 g carbs · 16 g protein · 13 g fat · 1 g fibre
Sunday · about 1,945 kcal, 320 g carbs, 66 g protein, 34 g fibre, 1,378 mg sodium
Breakfast
≈ 420 kcal
Oats cooked in water with mashed banana (no sugar)
- • ¾ cup rolled oats
- • 1½ bananas
81 g carbs · 11 g protein · 6 g fat · 9 g fibre
Mid-morning snack
≈ 180 kcal
Pineapple slices with a rice cake
- • 1½ cup pineapple
- • 1½ rice cakes
42 g carbs · 3 g protein · 0 g fat · 3 g fibre
Lunch
≈ 600 kcal
Moong daal and vegetable khichdi with plain dahi
- • ½ cup rice (dry)
- • ¼ cup moong daal (dry)
- • 1¼ cup vegetables
- • ¾ cup plain dahi
95 g carbs · 24 g protein · 13 g fat · 11 g fibre
Afternoon snack
≈ 175 kcal
A small bowl of plain dahi (live yogurt)
- • 1¼ cup plain dahi
12 g carbs · 11 g protein · 9 g fat · 0 g fibre
Dinner
≈ 570 kcal
Mild lauki sabzi (no chilli) with 2 soft phulka roti
- • 1½ cup lauki sabzi (mild)
- • 3 whole-wheat roti
- • 1½ tsp oil
90 g carbs · 17 g protein · 15 g fat · 11 g fibre
Shopping list for the week
Vegetables & fruit
Grains & bread
Pulses & legumes
Dairy & eggs
Meat & fish
Nuts & seeds
Oils, herbs & spices
Other
Tips
- Make ORS with safe (boiled and cooled, or bottled) water, and make a fresh batch every 24 hours.
- Sip slowly: small, frequent sips stay down better than big gulps, especially with nausea.
- Wash hands with soap after the toilet and before preparing food, so others in the house don't catch it.
- Don't take anti-diarrhoea medicines or antibiotics unless a doctor or pharmacist says they're right for you.
Easy swaps
- Fruit juice or colaswap forORS or coconut water
- Paratha with butterswap forPlain toast or a soft roti
- Chicken karahiswap forChicken and rice soup
- Milky chaiswap forThin daal water or weak black tea
When to see a doctor
- Signs of dehydration: very little or dark urine, dizziness, a dry mouth, confusion or a fast heartbeat.
- Blood or mucus in the stool, or black, tarry stool.
- High fever, severe or constant belly pain, or vomiting that stops you keeping fluids down.
- Diarrhoea lasting more than 2 days in adults (more than 24 hours if you're older or frail), or coming back often.
- If you're pregnant, have diabetes, kidney disease or a weak immune system, have recently travelled abroad or taken antibiotics, or the person ill is a child or baby: contact a doctor early.
General guidance based on public guidelines, not a personal prescription. Check with your doctor or a registered dietitian, especially if you take medicines or have more than one condition.
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Lee la guía completa (en inglés): Diarrhea Diet: What to Eat and Avoid to Recover FastCómo comer cuando tienes diarrea
Respuesta rápida: Para comer bien cuando tienes diarrea, empieza con suero oral, sigue comiendo porciones pequeñas de comida suave, evita lo que la empeora y vuelve a lo normal por etapas.
- Empieza con suero oral. Toma sorbos de suero de rehidratación oral durante el día: alrededor de una taza (200–400 ml) después de cada deposición líquida, además de agua y caldos claros.
- Sigue comiendo porciones pequeñas de comida suave. El khichdi, el arroz blanco, el arroz con yogur, el idli con daal ligero, el plátano, el pan tostado, las papas hervidas y las sopas son fáciles de digerir.
- Evita lo que la empeora. Fritos y comidas grasas, curris muy picantes, bebidas azucaradas y jugos, café y alcohol, hasta que las heces se vuelvan más firmes.
- Vuelve a lo normal por etapas. Después de 1–2 días añade verduras cocidas, huevos o pollo, y luego tus comidas habituales a medida que mejores.
¿Por qué suero oral y no solo agua?
La diarrea hace perder agua y sales (sodio y potasio) a la vez. El suero oral tiene el equilibrio justo de sal y azúcar para que el cuerpo vuelva a absorber agua, algo que el agua sola, los jugos o los refrescos no logran igual de bien. Usa sobres de farmacia mezclados con agua segura exactamente como indica el envase.
¿Debo dejar de comer?
No. Las guías de la OMS y del NHS indican seguir comiendo en cuanto te sientas capaz. Las comidas pequeñas y sencillas dan al intestino la energía para repararse; ayunar no hace que la diarrea pare antes.
Cuándo la diarrea necesita un médico
Acude al médico con urgencia si hay signos de deshidratación (muy poca orina, mareo, confusión), sangre o heces negras, fiebre alta, dolor de barriga intenso, vómitos que no te dejan beber o diarrea que dura más de 2 días. Los niños, los bebés, las personas mayores o frágiles y las embarazadas deben consultar pronto.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Qué comer primero cuando tienes diarrea?
Alimentos sencillos y blandos en porciones pequeñas: khichdi, arroz blanco o con yogur, plátano, pan tostado, papas hervidas, idli o un caldo claro, con suero oral entre comidas.
¿El dahi (yogur) es bueno para la diarrea?
El dahi natural con cultivos vivos suele tolerarse bien y puede ayudar un poco. Los vasos grandes de leche pueden costar más de digerir durante unos días.
¿Puedo tomar jugo o refresco de cola si tengo diarrea?
Mejor no. Su alto contenido de azúcar puede llevar más agua al intestino. Toma suero oral, agua, caldos claros o agua de coco.
¿Cuánto suele durar la diarrea?
La mayoría de los episodios cortos en adultos se resuelven en 2–3 días. Si dura más, vuelve una y otra vez o ves sangre, consulta a un médico.