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What Causes Persistent Fever With Loose Stools?

hello sir! my 11 months old baby had fever 3 days back,it was around 102 F. doctor recomended p-125 and taxim o forte.after having those medicines he was well these 3 days.today from evening again he is ill,temperature s now 101F.he s teeth has not come yet and he had loose stools also those days but now his stools are ok.please guide me.
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
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Fever with loose stools in an 11month old baby is most likely due to viral cause. In such a case heavy antibiotics like taxim o are usually not indicated. Also if it is a viral infection then the fever and loose stools usually take 5-7 days to resolve completely. The fact that the fever spike and loose stools have decreased indicates that the infection is slowing getting into control.
Apart from the mentioned symptoms, if your child have blood in stool, toxic look, behavior changes like lethargy or irritability then considering antibiotic would be logical.
All that needs to be done for now is monitoring of urine output, fever spikes, presence or absence of blood in stool and behavior of your child along with proper maintenance of hydration by giving oral rehydration solution/lemon or any juice with a pinch of salt etc to prevent dehydration.
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What Causes Persistent Fever With Loose Stools?

Thank you for posting your question. Fever with loose stools in an 11month old baby is most likely due to viral cause. In such a case heavy antibiotics like taxim o are usually not indicated. Also if it is a viral infection then the fever and loose stools usually take 5-7 days to resolve completely. The fact that the fever spike and loose stools have decreased indicates that the infection is slowing getting into control. Apart from the mentioned symptoms, if your child have blood in stool, toxic look, behavior changes like lethargy or irritability then considering antibiotic would be logical. All that needs to be done for now is monitoring of urine output, fever spikes, presence or absence of blood in stool and behavior of your child along with proper maintenance of hydration by giving oral rehydration solution/lemon or any juice with a pinch of salt etc to prevent dehydration.