Editing Diarrhea (section)

===Eating===
The WHO recommends a child with diarrhea continue to be fed. Continued feeding speeds the recovery of normal intestinal function. In contrast, children whose food is restricted have diarrhea of longer duration and recover intestinal function more slowly. The WHO states "Food should ''never'' be withheld and the child's usual foods should ''not'' be diluted. Breastfeeding should ''always'' be continued."<ref name=WHOtreatmentdiarrhoea2005/> In the specific example of cholera, the CDC makes the same recommendation.<ref name = CDCmanualCholera/> Breast-fed infants with diarrhea often choose to breastfeed more, and should be encouraged to do so.<ref name=WHOtreatmentdiarrhoea2005/> In young children who are not breast-fed and live in the developed world, a lactose-free diet may be useful to speed recovery.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = MacGillivray S, Fahey T, McGuire W | title = Lactose avoidance for young children with acute diarrhoea | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2013 | issue = 10 | pages = CD005433 | date = October 2013 | pmid = 24173771 | pmc = 4276385 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD005433.pub2 }}</ref>
Eating food containing [[soluble fibre]] may help, but insoluble fibre might make it worse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/chronic-diarrhea-16/diarrhea-more-fiber |title=The Facts About Fiber |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727012104/https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/chronic-diarrhea-16/diarrhea-more-fiber |url-status=deviated }}</ref>