What does a bland diet do for the stomach?
August 31st, 2010 | 
Author: My doctor told me to eat a bland diet since I’ve been having diarrhea (sorry, had to menton it). But I don’t know why. What’s the purpose of a bland diet?
And another question: what happens if I take too much antacids for my stomach? Is this the reason why I’ve been having diarrhea in the first place? :-/
Thanks for answering!
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a bland diet is eating foods that are easy for the body to digest, and don’t have a lot of spices in them. toast, soda crackers, soup broth, oatmeal, cream of wheat- these are all bland foods. if you have been having a lot of diarrhoea, i would also start drinking gator aid. it replaces the electrolytes that you loose through diarrhoea. and too many antacids wont cause the diarrhoea, but a bland diet will mean you wont get an upset stomach- you probably need to give your system a chance to heal a bit. good luck.
A bland diet usually causes constipation, so in this case your doctor is using it to reverse the diarrhea. I don’t see why antacids would be doing that to you, but then again I am not a doctor, but they do not cause that effect on me.
Basically, certain foods (like hot peppers and other acidic foods) cause heartburn. Bland foods don’t cause these problems. Certain foods will also neutralize the acids.