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15 December 2005

food for when you feel nauseous →[More:]feed me, i blame the oysters--
chef boyardee or cream of mushroom may be my default foods for that special time with my guts--
any default comfort foods?
reccommendations?

post by: ethylene at: 21:06 | 26 comments

mac & cheese?
potatoes?

posted by jonmc 15 December | 21:08

curry

posted by urbanwhaleshark 15 December | 21:11

Saltines and sparkling water usually does it for me. Once you're feeling a little better, maybe make yourself a grilled ham & cheese sandwich.

posted by bmarkey 15 December | 21:12

Cambells condensed chicken noodle soup and saltines. Lots of saltines.

posted by puke & cry 15 December | 21:13

soups, bread, bland and soft stuff (oatmeal, scrambled eggs, etc)

posted by amberglow 15 December | 21:14

Gingerale. And what amberglow said.

posted by chewatadistance 15 December | 21:18

Not that you're a baby, but for upset stomachs and nausea, pediatricians recommend what they call the BRAT diet.

B ananas
R ice
A pplesauce
T oast

and any other white or light plain food - easy to keep down. Hate to say it but probably the thing that will make you feel better the quickest is to puke up the oysters. Hope you feel better!

posted by iconomy 15 December | 21:25

Clear liquids until you feel better. Anything you can see light through and is liquid at room temperature, so J-E-L-L-O counts.

I'm a big fan of Pepto Bismol for nausea.

posted by puddinghead 15 December | 22:21

the oysters removed themselves
and feeling puky is an unfortunately familiar feeling
i live off malox chewables
luckily i just bought ginger ale, but it's crappy ginger ale.
i never had a papaya shake from papaya king but i bet it would help or make you puke.

i seriously think it's so dry my body thinks it's dehydrated. it's like a hangover with out haven't not gotten over anything. i think my eardrums will dessicate and pop any second now. it feels like i'm in colorado.

i have an unreasonable amount of jello i will never use for anything but jello shots and novelty food. it's not really for eating.

posted by ethylene 15 December | 22:33

i'd hurt people for good curry, though.

posted by ethylene 15 December | 22:33

Ginger, lots of ginger.

posted by warbaby 15 December | 22:58

Lamb curry with rice. That'll see you right.

posted by nomis 15 December | 23:06

Toast with butter/margarine.

posted by deborah 15 December | 23:19

Our sick food is boiled (instead of steamed) short grain rice, with a little olive oil and lemon. It's kind of like a quick, basic risotto.

posted by taz 15 December | 23:20

this ginger ale has no ginger. it's officially impostorade. how wrong.

posted by ethylene 15 December | 23:23

Coca cola, drink of the gods. For hangover nausea, salt & vinegar potato chips. For other nausea, salad.

posted by mygothlaundry 16 December | 00:23

it suddenly occurs to me that a reuben would be the best thing ever right now
or pot stickers

oh perfect food delivery santa, where art thou?

posted by ethylene 16 December | 00:51

Are you blaming oysters? (must be bad oysters 'cause oysters are part of my safe-list when I'm hurting.)

McDonald's chicken nuggets - believe it or not - are something I can munch, swallow, and not reject when I'm really hurting.

More conventional items include buttered (no margarine, no "I can't believe it's not - because you won't - crap", just good ol' cow udder fat) toast. If it's *really* hurting, then dipping the toast in tea (sugared & milked in extreme cases) makes it more palatable.

For borderline cases, crepes with cheese & bacon filling can be kept down. For some reason, high quality sashimi can settle my stomache, too.

mmmm, oyyysters. I'm going to have to break budget and get a dozen raw rock oysters, niponese (style - on a practical basis; it'd take too long to get to a decent western-style oyster bar on public transit), tomorrow.

Ok, on review, I'm a freak. Nevermind.

posted by porpoise 16 December | 02:14

the oysters, they were not fresh
and i had so been missing seafood.
also some wonderfully rosasted rosemary chicken with wine poaching was involved.
vomiting is such a waste all around
especially when there is an herbed eggwhite omelet involved

i can't believe i didn't get any fruit at the store
i have pomegranates though.
hmm.
i may have to make soup or scramble some eggs. too bad i lack all dill.
or take sleepytime medicines...

posted by ethylene 16 December | 02:24

someone's irish pub owning grandma should bring me lamb stew
or any deli owning aunties
wit' de chopped liver

too hungry to sleep, too tired to cook, i am accursed

posted by ethylene 16 December | 02:26

... but don't you have an open jar of pickles now?

posted by porpoise 16 December | 02:34

your cyber touch was much too much
but didn't flip my lid in real life

i broke down and have an instalasagnathingie in the oven

i shoulda gotten frozen dinners or more instafood

posted by ethylene 16 December | 02:46

Glad I'm not the only freak who eats chicken nuggets (usually with honey) after being sick!

Rice pudding is another favorite of mine for sore tummies.

posted by grapefruitmoon 16 December | 09:05

Campbell's Tomato Soup, made with half a can of cream. So delish.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 16 December | 09:06

i never had a papaya shake from papaya king

that is the chalkiest motherfucking drink in the whole world, it's basically like sucking on a papaya chemical lozenge for an hour and then licking the cliffs of Dover. El disgustero, for reals.

posted by Divine_Wino 16 December | 09:31

When I really can't keep much of anything down, it's a pretty limited range:

- Chicken noodle soup, Campbell's ONLY. (yeah, I keep some on hand just for hangovers or stomach flu.) Saltines on the side if I'm really feeling adventurous.
- Applesauce. My mom always said the pectin in it would settle the stomach.
- Cream of wheat with a teensy bit of sugar.
- Hot tea or 7-Up.

That's about it.

posted by scody 17 December | 00:27

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