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Breast feeding and gastroenteritis

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If the illness is very mild there is no need to change the feed.

If the diarrhoea is bad breast feeding may be halted for 24hrs, although most authorities would continue breast feeding regardless, supplementing feeds with electrolyte measures.

There is no routine place for soya feeds.

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