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My daughter is 17 months. For three days she has had anywhere from 6-10 bouts of painful diarrhea. This has caused her an irritating rash and I now rinse her with water rather than use wipes. What concerns me more than the diarrhea is that on the third day it switched from green \ brown to an easter pasty yellow and looked very much like soft play dough. Should I take her into the physicians office?
Your daughter is suffering from acute gastroenteritis and you need not bother about the colour of stools. Give her plenty of oral rehydration solutions and syrup zinc 20 mg every day for 14 days. For the rash you can use a cream like siloderm or rash free and avoid using diapers for a few days.
If her loose stools persist beyond a week or has blood in stools then consult a paediatrician.
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Is It To Be Concern About Diarrhea In Child?
Hello, Your daughter is suffering from acute gastroenteritis and you need not bother about the colour of stools. Give her plenty of oral rehydration solutions and syrup zinc 20 mg every day for 14 days. For the rash you can use a cream like siloderm or rash free and avoid using diapers for a few days. If her loose stools persist beyond a week or has blood in stools then consult a paediatrician. Hope that helps. Wishing you good luck. Regards, Preeti