I’m nauseous and think I may have a stomach bug. (It’s going around at work.) I have tea and bone broth which I’ll definitely use to stay hydrated.
But I feel like I want something like saltines, plain popcorn, rice or even bananas. Have you found a good Keto substitute for foods that settle your stomach?
I’m having trouble coming up with ideas. Thank you!
You could make some crackers out of Lavash bread. I can even find it here in the boonies at my local WalMart. There are instructions online on how to make crackers out of them - been too long since I made them to remember how I did it.
Maybe mash up an avocado with some sour cream? Not sure an avocado would be good for a sensitive stomach.
Chicken soup w/o noodles or rice?
Another vote for just not eating. It will give your system a chance to take care of things without having to spend energy on digesting.
Tums if you need to neutralize the acid in your stomach. I absolutely hate them but they do the trick and you can pretend it’s a sweet if you try really hard. (1 g carb/tab) Pepcid is helpful as well. I hope you feel better soon!
What about gasp 
diet ginger ale? Or a ginger tea, or something along those lines?
Thank you all!
I was trying not to eat and if it were just a little nausea I probably could’ve handled that but it felt very sour. I caved and had some pepto earlier and will sip on some diet ginger ale later on.
Mine wasn’t marked sugar free but interestingly listed sucralose as the sweetener. I’d always assumed Pepto was loaded with sugar!
A nurse-practitioner friend of mine insists that there is no such thing as “stomach flu,” that it’s really cases of food poisoning. She may or may not be right, I don’t know, but if she is, food is the last thing to put in your stomach right now. My mother’s logic (she was also a nurse) was to feed us stuff that would at least taste okay when it came back up. So if you do decide to eat anything, I advise listening to my Mom, God rest her soul.
The main difference between a stomach virus and all forms of food poisoning is that one is contagious and the other isn’t. I’m guessing I have a virus because so many people I’m close to at work have recently had it, as well.
My mom and sis are both nurses. (Nurses rock!) my dad is a retired general surgeon. I wish any of them were here to tell me what to do! (Or to just bring me my diet ginger ale.)
I think your mom was wise! I used to have saltines or other bland food when I had a stomach ache for that very reason!
I think I’m at a point now where a good long nights sleep will get me back on track. Being sick is exhausting.
A handful of salted cashew nuts is my go to if I have an upset tummy on keto. Sorry you’re feeling lousy- hope it passes soon!
No carbs listed in that, that I can recognize.
Bismuth salicate comes in tablets too. Very onvenient for storage and travel.
