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Suggest Medication For Diarrhea
My six month old son has had diarrhoe for about four days . No vomiting but seems to have cramps and seems very uncomfortable and cross . First i thought it was teething but now i think it is a tummy bug. Nappies are wet . I have stopped his solid food and am just giving him formula . Is this ok?
Mon, 2 Nov 2015
Hi...you need not stop solid food and give only formula. This seems to be a viral diarrhoea. Once this starts it will be there for 4 to 5 days. Most importantly you should prevent dehydration. Unless the kid is having blood in the motion or green or bilious vomiting are extremely lethargic and having low urine output you need not worry. Regarding diet - only thing which you need to avoid is fruit juices as this might cause osmotic diarrhoea.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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