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Child Has Semi-loose Stool, Mucus In Stool, Taken Netazoxanide And Ofloxasine, Foul Smell In Stool. What Should I Do?
Question: hi...my 14mthold daughter is having semiloose stool , passes 4-5 times in a day and sometimes mucus is there...just few days back she was given netazoxanide and ofloxasine combination antibiotic for 3 days for foul smelling and semiloose stool ...after which enterogermina was given for 2 days ... after which the stools were well formed for 1-2 days ... what could be the reason shes having this problem....and what should i do?
Dear XXXXXXX
It seems that your daughter is being "overtreated" for what appears to be viral diarrhoea. Most of the childhood diarrhoeas are caused by "rotavirus" a type of virus that usually causes a self-limiting illness of 7-10 days' duration.
Usually, antibiotics like ofloxacin and nitazoxanide do NOT help in viral illnesses, and I would therefore advise you to stop them.
You should continue giving her her normal diet, and see that she gets a lot of O.R.S. solution so that she does not get dehydrated. Milk can also be continued.
I would continue the enterogermina for a few more days, but there is no need for the other two medicines. Please get her stool tested in a laboratory. If it shows more than 10 "leukocytes" or "pus cells" per high power field (HPF), she will need an antibiotic such as the ones I am asking you NOT to give at the moment. If there are fewer pus cells, don't worry, she will recover.
That's about it. Contact me again if you need more help or guidance.
With best wishes for a speedy recovery,
Dr. Taher
It seems that your daughter is being "overtreated" for what appears to be viral diarrhoea. Most of the childhood diarrhoeas are caused by "rotavirus" a type of virus that usually causes a self-limiting illness of 7-10 days' duration.
Usually, antibiotics like ofloxacin and nitazoxanide do NOT help in viral illnesses, and I would therefore advise you to stop them.
You should continue giving her her normal diet, and see that she gets a lot of O.R.S. solution so that she does not get dehydrated. Milk can also be continued.
I would continue the enterogermina for a few more days, but there is no need for the other two medicines. Please get her stool tested in a laboratory. If it shows more than 10 "leukocytes" or "pus cells" per high power field (HPF), she will need an antibiotic such as the ones I am asking you NOT to give at the moment. If there are fewer pus cells, don't worry, she will recover.
That's about it. Contact me again if you need more help or guidance.
With best wishes for a speedy recovery,
Dr. Taher
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
is it possible to get viral diarrhoea after getting rotavirus vaccine? although she did get have a runny nose when it started and also now....how long should i give the enterogermina how long will it last....
Dear XXXXXXX
No vaccine can be 100% effective in preventing a disease. Having said that, one must also remember that there are other types of viruses that can also produce diarrhoea. For example, one of the common cold viruses can cause diarrhoea as well.
I think the illness will go away within a week from now ... it may go away even sooner. Your use of enterogermina can continue even beyond that time-frame as it is not an anti-biotic but a pro-biotic. However, its use is not documented to produce a significant decline in the number of stools, number of days of illness or the water-content of the stools. I think a 5-6 days' course may be sufficient.
Dr. Taher
No vaccine can be 100% effective in preventing a disease. Having said that, one must also remember that there are other types of viruses that can also produce diarrhoea. For example, one of the common cold viruses can cause diarrhoea as well.
I think the illness will go away within a week from now ... it may go away even sooner. Your use of enterogermina can continue even beyond that time-frame as it is not an anti-biotic but a pro-biotic. However, its use is not documented to produce a significant decline in the number of stools, number of days of illness or the water-content of the stools. I think a 5-6 days' course may be sufficient.
Dr. Taher
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thanks alot sir....il get her stool tested tomorrow and also let you know....in the mean time i will continue enterogermina and hopefully my daughter will recover soon...
Dear XXXXXXX
Sure, thanks for getting back to me. Take care.
- Dr. Taher
Sure, thanks for getting back to me. Take care.
- Dr. Taher
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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