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      Emergency Medicine News: "BRAT Diet: Axiom or Unsubstantiated Myth?"
    
      Harvard Medical School: "How Much Water Should You Drink?"
    
      Integrative Medicine Insights: "The Effectiveness of Ginger in the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy and Chemotherapy"
    
      Tamara Duker Freuman, RD

Is this an emergency? If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, please see the National Library of Medicine’s list of signs you need emergency medical attention or call 911.

The BRAT diet prescribes very plain foods — like toast — to combat GI issues, but health experts now recommend a different kind of plan.

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Image Credit: F.J. Jimenez/Moment/GettyImages

Why Fiber is the Real Weight-Loss MVP — and How to Get More

Banana, rice, applesauce and toast are all low-fiber foods, but they're not the only foods people should eat when facing gastrointestinal discomfort.

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Image Credit: a_namenko/iStock/GettyImages

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      Emergency Medicine News: "BRAT Diet: Axiom or Unsubstantiated Myth?"
    
      Harvard Medical School: "How Much Water Should You Drink?"
    
      Integrative Medicine Insights: "The Effectiveness of Ginger in the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting during Pregnancy and Chemotherapy"
    
      Tamara Duker Freuman, RD