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What Is The Permanent Cure For Loose Motions In Children?

My 3 Months baby is having loose motion since 25 th dec'13.Doctor has given Bifilac syrup..After 2 days dr has given stool test which indicated infection.Dr suggested ziprax.After 5 days the child is not cured and another test reveal that the infection is same.Dr has suggesteed for Azithral drop and advised to continue for another 5 days..My baby is not getting cured yet.However the frequency of stool has reduced from 8-10 times to 5-6 times.Pls advice the way forward.should he be hospitalized???
Thu, 20 Feb 2014
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.

Some times loose stool in children takes longer to subside. Is your baby breast fed or not. Breast fed babies have a very low chance of infection of the gut.
Monitor for signs of dehydration.
They include
1. Decreased skin turgor
2. Increasing thirst.
3. Sunken eyes.
4. Irritability.
5. Drowsiness.
6. Decreasing passage of urine.
Oral rehydration solution or any other solution containing salt and sugar should be given.
Probiotics and Zinc prescribed by your doctor will be useful.

Apart from infection there could be other causes for the passage of loose stool. One of them is lactose intolerance. Is your baby having blood or mucus in the stool. Presence of blood or mucus in the stool indicates dysentery and bacterial infection. In such cases antibiotics are indicated. Most of the cases of loose stool are caused by virus and antibiotics may not be of much help.

Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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What Is The Permanent Cure For Loose Motions In Children?

Hi, Thanks for writing to health care magic. I can understand your concern. Some times loose stool in children takes longer to subside. Is your baby breast fed or not. Breast fed babies have a very low chance of infection of the gut. Monitor for signs of dehydration. They include 1. Decreased skin turgor 2. Increasing thirst. 3. Sunken eyes. 4. Irritability. 5. Drowsiness. 6. Decreasing passage of urine. Oral rehydration solution or any other solution containing salt and sugar should be given. Probiotics and Zinc prescribed by your doctor will be useful. Apart from infection there could be other causes for the passage of loose stool. One of them is lactose intolerance. Is your baby having blood or mucus in the stool. Presence of blood or mucus in the stool indicates dysentery and bacterial infection. In such cases antibiotics are indicated. Most of the cases of loose stool are caused by virus and antibiotics may not be of much help. Continue to ask further queries as required. Hope this helps. Take care. Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty M.D.(Pediatrics) Associate Professor of Pediatrics