The fluid should be more in the gruel, which is called as manda. This has to be given to the patient depending on the digestive capacity of the patient. This type of diet is good for second and third meals. Warm water must be taken after warm gruel. The same type of food must be continued for 5th and 6th mealtime.
Warm water is to be given to the patient after the intake of porridge.
The same type of diet holds good for 8th and 9th times. For tenth mealtime, thin meat soup of common quail grey porridge, etc., prepared with water and salt must be administered to the patient. Warm water must be given after this meat soup. This is to be repeated for 11th and 12th meal times. Therefore, the patient should take different tastes of normal diet from seventh night.