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Child Passes Painful, Loose Stools. Done Stool Test. Guidance?
Hello Doc My baby is 5 months old and weighs 6.18kgs ( birth weight - 2.5kg). She is continously passing loose stools since the last 1 month. We had given her Zifi 50 3 ml twice a day for 5 days about 10days back. However I could not her give the doses properly (irregular timing + vomits) though the entire 50ml bottle was consumed. She was also given Colicaid EZ twice a day - 6 drops. Inspite of this the stools continued. She passes painful loose stools very little in qty around evening time. Otherwise she is fine I got her stool routine done today and the results are as follows: Colour: Yellowish Frank Bllod : Absent Consistency: Semi Liquid Mucus: Present Reaction: Acidic Occult Blood: Positive Reducing Substances: Present+ Pus Cells: 50-55/hpf and more in mucus tags RBC: 6-8/hpf and in mucus tags Macrophages : 4-6/hpf Fat: Present +++ Yeast / Ova/ Cysts/ Trophozite : Absent Kindly guide
Sat, 13 Oct 2012
Hi,
Thank you for your query.
The report of stool examination suggests an infection for which the following steps need to be taken:
1. Identify the source and control it.: Is the bottle hygiene being maintained?
2. Treat the infection.: Ofloxacin (Zifi) has not worked and hence the antibiotic needs to be changed. I would suggest that you should consult your doctor and start cefixime syp. 2 ml. 12 hourly for at least 3 days.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing your daughter an early recovery.
Regards,
RKK
Thank you for your query.
The report of stool examination suggests an infection for which the following steps need to be taken:
1. Identify the source and control it.: Is the bottle hygiene being maintained?
2. Treat the infection.: Ofloxacin (Zifi) has not worked and hence the antibiotic needs to be changed. I would suggest that you should consult your doctor and start cefixime syp. 2 ml. 12 hourly for at least 3 days.
I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.
Wishing your daughter an early recovery.
Regards,
RKK
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