Sarah has had quite a bit of spit-up. Like any concerned mother, I called the doctor's office to determine whether I should have the doctor see her. When I spoke to the nurse, she told me to change my diet because I am breast-feeding Sarah. She said to have a bland diet with no milk, salad, cabbage, broccoli, tomatoes, chocolate, salt, and caffeine. She told me to elevate her crib mattress and give her Mylicon gas drops.
One potential diagnosis could be acid reflux. But she said to see how it went before I came in to get medication. I am generally against medication but gas drops seem harmless. I imagine that if she were prescribed a medication, it might be omeprazole or "stomach medication." Omeprazole seems like a familiar old friend because I spent a year of my life representing a generic pharmaceutical company who was later found to infringe Astra Zeneca's patents on Prilosec. Nonetheless, I don't want Sarah taking such a strong drug or any drug if there are other alternatives.
What is a diet that bland, I wondered. I have struggled to find things to eat. I hope corn is on the list of approved foods because I thought it would be a harmless vegetable (frozen corn that is heated with a little butter and a touch of salt), ho-cakes (cornbread made on a griddle or on the stove), and grits have been on my new bland menu. I have also had some cod rolled in cornmeal and fried.
While watching "The Doctors" television program this week, they had a segment on the foods that cause acid reflux and the ones to prevent it. Turns out, the foods were some of the same ones that were on the nurse's list: tomato sauce and chocolate. They also mentioned orange juice, which I drink every day.
The ones to prevent acid reflux were yogurt, pineapple, and figs. Thus, I am now eating yogurt and pineapples together (see the picture). I think I have some fig preserves that I have eaten with a cheese plate somewhere. My guess is that Scott has relegated them to our overflow refrigerator in the basement because they are not consumed very often. I am not sure figs, pineapples and yogurt together are a good combination. But pineapples and non-fat, plain, Greek yogurt are surprisingly good. I may try fig preserves in yogurt next. Then work my way up to trying all three together.
Well, you only live once so here I go to the basement. The fig preserves are there. Fig preserves and non-fat Greek yogurt are really good together. Fig preserves, pineapples, and Greek yogurt are certainly edible but I am not sure if they are the right combination--it seems like the fig preserves and pineapples are competing.
