My nephew who is 5 months old now had rotovirus when he was 2 months old. He suffers from abdominal pains at night time when in his cot. His mum has been told that this virus has stripped the lining of his stomach and that any food that she gives him will irratate his bowel and cause him pain. He is a very big baby and is being breast fed but has been getting some solids during the day for the last month. She has been told not to stop giving him his solids as although this would help with the tummy pains when she started up again with solids she would be back as square one. She has been told to stay away from the starchy foods such as mashed potatoe and pumpkin etc. IS this true and if so what sorts of food should she be staying away from and or giving him to help with this situation?
Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor,First rota viral infection can be debilitating in few cases but if your nephew has recovered months back then you need not worry at all about the past. As you have mentioned he Is a big baby, so his nutrition seems to be good. So that doesn't go well with the intestinal problem you have been told. I would suggest to keep giving solids once a day as you have already started 1 MTV ago. Try not to give more times solids for a month now. You need YP continue his breast milk feeding as of now and that is good enough. You can start reign or Carla feeds after 6 months of age. Hope I was clear with my answer. Let me know if you have any query on this. Wish your nephew a great health. Take care.