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Suggest Treatment For Loose Motions In A Child
My twin boys of 8 months have had diarreha for just over 5 weeks now. Both have very raw bottoms (cream is being used to treat) and it s now getting to the stage now where they both are refusing to eat any food and bork or be sick at the touch of it to their mouths. Stool samples have been sent off and come back neg of a virus infection. Any help please as in desperate need...
Tue, 31 Mar 2020
Hi,
Few more points I would like to know-
1. Whether this started following introduction of any particular food item in their diet?
2. Approximate frequency of stools in a day?
3. Whether stools are bloody or mucus containing?
4. Are the having fever?
Possibilities are gastro-enteritis or milk protein allergy. In some babies, this may even be a normal transient phenomenon. If no fever and bloody stools, in such cases i used to give a course of zinc supplementation and probiotics to see the response and further workup accordingly. Meanwhile, to reduce the rash, keep the area as dry as possible, air drying during day time and application of emolients like EziNapi 3-4 times a day.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K, Pediatrician
Few more points I would like to know-
1. Whether this started following introduction of any particular food item in their diet?
2. Approximate frequency of stools in a day?
3. Whether stools are bloody or mucus containing?
4. Are the having fever?
Possibilities are gastro-enteritis or milk protein allergy. In some babies, this may even be a normal transient phenomenon. If no fever and bloody stools, in such cases i used to give a course of zinc supplementation and probiotics to see the response and further workup accordingly. Meanwhile, to reduce the rash, keep the area as dry as possible, air drying during day time and application of emolients like EziNapi 3-4 times a day.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K, Pediatrician
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