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Child Having Abdominal Pain, Fever And Vomiting. Not Cured By Levofloxacin. Any Suggestion?
Question: My Child is 5 years old, she is under going stomach pain from last 7 days along with fever which is around 101 degree with voimiting, we consulted two doctors now and we are still facing issue. her stool examination reports states RBC- Absent, W.B.C - 1-2, OVA - Absent and CYST - Absent , she is taking Levofloxacin and metrogly from last 4 days along with fever oral suspension....now she is not responding any stomach pain however the fever is continuing in every 7-8 hours...Kindly suggest how to go about as we are worried that after 5 days of continuos medicine she is not well...
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Abdominal pain and vomiting does not have to be caused by digestive tract problem. In some cases symptoms. I do not know if it was checked, but if not, she should have her mouth and lymph nodes checked, and have urine analysis done. As the temperature has not gone away, the antibiotic is rather not effective and should be changed.
The other possibility is that this is digestive tract infection, and if so, Levofloxacine does not covers all bacterias. This medicine should be used with Metronidazole when treating bacterial infection of the digestive tract.
So it seem that you should go once again to your doctor.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
Abdominal pain and vomiting does not have to be caused by digestive tract problem. In some cases symptoms. I do not know if it was checked, but if not, she should have her mouth and lymph nodes checked, and have urine analysis done. As the temperature has not gone away, the antibiotic is rather not effective and should be changed.
The other possibility is that this is digestive tract infection, and if so, Levofloxacine does not covers all bacterias. This medicine should be used with Metronidazole when treating bacterial infection of the digestive tract.
So it seem that you should go once again to your doctor.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Doctor - Thanks so much...However here is the complete history of medicine that we have given to child in last 7 days - Problem started on 26-1-2013. we consulted the Doctor and he prescribed Darolac and Walyte (Oral suspension), we gave the same for 3 days.
Later, after 3 days - she had some throat infection and fever along with stomach pain but not that severe - so we thought to go to other doctor and she prescribed Metrogyl & Levofloxacin along with Cough Syrup & Fever oral suspension.
This we are giving her from last 4 days.....now she is not eating anything, Both the Doctors adviced not to feed milk and give only Rice, curd & Banana. that we are following.
She is now very week, fever is still there and we are continuously feeding her both the both mentioned medicine. My question is
1. Shall we continue giving these antibiotics
2. Shall we go back to first doctor, i think he was right in terms of medicine
3. Why there is fever ? after 7 days of antibiotics
4. Shall we stop medicine now ?
Doctor - kindly help as i am completely confused and my kid is in sereve pain....
Thanks
XXXXXXX
Later, after 3 days - she had some throat infection and fever along with stomach pain but not that severe - so we thought to go to other doctor and she prescribed Metrogyl & Levofloxacin along with Cough Syrup & Fever oral suspension.
This we are giving her from last 4 days.....now she is not eating anything, Both the Doctors adviced not to feed milk and give only Rice, curd & Banana. that we are following.
She is now very week, fever is still there and we are continuously feeding her both the both mentioned medicine. My question is
1. Shall we continue giving these antibiotics
2. Shall we go back to first doctor, i think he was right in terms of medicine
3. Why there is fever ? after 7 days of antibiotics
4. Shall we stop medicine now ?
Doctor - kindly help as i am completely confused and my kid is in sereve pain....
Thanks
XXXXXXX
Hello!
1. In my opinion you should visit your doctor and have this antibiotic changed to another, as usually the fever drops after a day or two of starting antibiotic. But you should ask your doctor and do not change it by yourself.
2.It is very hard to advise which doctor you should go to. Sometimes it just happens that the treatment does not give an effect, but this does not mean that the doctor was wrong.
3. The fever simply indicates the infection. It should disappear if the antibiotics would be chosen correctly. In your case, it seems like the infection is still there (like I have said before urine should be checked, throat and lymph nodes) and the antibiotic does not help.
4. Do not stop this medicines right away. Ask your doctor first.
If the stomach pain has raised after antibiotics, you should try probiotics along with antibiotics as every antibiotic destroys natural intestinal bacterias and impedes proper digestive tract function.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
1. In my opinion you should visit your doctor and have this antibiotic changed to another, as usually the fever drops after a day or two of starting antibiotic. But you should ask your doctor and do not change it by yourself.
2.It is very hard to advise which doctor you should go to. Sometimes it just happens that the treatment does not give an effect, but this does not mean that the doctor was wrong.
3. The fever simply indicates the infection. It should disappear if the antibiotics would be chosen correctly. In your case, it seems like the infection is still there (like I have said before urine should be checked, throat and lymph nodes) and the antibiotic does not help.
4. Do not stop this medicines right away. Ask your doctor first.
If the stomach pain has raised after antibiotics, you should try probiotics along with antibiotics as every antibiotic destroys natural intestinal bacterias and impedes proper digestive tract function.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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