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What Causes Wet Farts With Mucus Discharge In A 4 Year Old Child?

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Posted on Sat, 2 Jul 2016
Question: My 4 year old is doing wet farts and producing wet mucous and occasionally clear discharge. What causes this and how do I fix it?
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Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (49 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It may be sign of intestinal infection

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for asking on this platform
Passage of wet farts with mucus in this age is most likely due to some intestinal infection (commonly protozoal).
Here I would like to get a stool test done and to give anti protozoal like Metronidazole with or without anti bacterial like someFluroquinoloes or Cefalosporins (these are all prescription medications so needed to be prescribed by your pediatrician ).
Giving probiotics with zinc also helps in early recovery.

I would like to know if this is of recent onset or there is past history of frequent similar episodes. In case of frequent episodes allergic intestinal disorder like celiac disease should also be ruled out.
So I request you to please consult a pediatrician for evaluation and prescription of medication.

I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more doubts.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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Follow up: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (1 hour later)
Thank you for this response. We find it odd because it seems to happen randomly and never lasts longer than a day. However it has been happening more frequently over the past few months. We will also check in with the pediatrician in the morning.
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Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (48 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Proper evaluation is needed

Detailed Answer:
In case of recurrence of symptoms proper evaluation is needed by investigations to rule out any chronic infection,intestinal allergic disorder or other chronic disorder of intestine.Frequent symptoms can lead to poor health and improper growth.
Please let me know about the further proceedings.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina
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Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain

Pediatrician, Cardiology

Practicing since :2006

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What Causes Wet Farts With Mucus Discharge In A 4 Year Old Child?

Brief Answer: It may be sign of intestinal infection Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for asking on this platform Passage of wet farts with mucus in this age is most likely due to some intestinal infection (commonly protozoal). Here I would like to get a stool test done and to give anti protozoal like Metronidazole with or without anti bacterial like someFluroquinoloes or Cefalosporins (these are all prescription medications so needed to be prescribed by your pediatrician ). Giving probiotics with zinc also helps in early recovery. I would like to know if this is of recent onset or there is past history of frequent similar episodes. In case of frequent episodes allergic intestinal disorder like celiac disease should also be ruled out. So I request you to please consult a pediatrician for evaluation and prescription of medication. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more doubts. Regards