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Suggest Chronic Loose Motions In A Child
i have 1year 3 months old daughter. she had problem of loose motions in last april due to that she suffred from dehydration and on 23 april 2010 she got hospitalised and after treatment she was fit and discharged on 26th april. and she was well and medically fit but after 10 days she had the same problem of loose mortions and her frequency of motion is increasing day by day. but now she has not a problem of dehydration but only loose motion problem is there .we are consulting the child specialist and on his advise we are giving the two medicine 1) bacigyl( norfloxacin and metronidazole supension) 2) vizylac ( lactic acid bacillus powder) and alots of plane water and ORS solutions but problem is the same now the frequency of loose motion is 6 to 7 times a day ( motion like yellow water). please advise us what to do now
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Hi,
Before I make a suggestion, I need to know few things
1. When the weaning food was started? Is she taking bread or cereals? (for gluten allergy)
2. Which type of milk is she taking? (for lactose intolerance)
3. What is the content of stool? Is there any blood or mucus? Is it full watery or with specs? Is it of a large volume? (for infection and malabsorption)
After proper history, I would suggest stool examination test. I suggest to start zinc sulphate syrup 5ml once a day and it will aid in recovery and will shorten the duration of diarrhea. In my opinion if antibiotics have crossed 10 days duration you should stop them. Keep an eye on any signs of water loss such as dry mouth or decrease urine. If these are you should consult in emergency for treatment. You can use lactose free formula milk until the loose motion are settled.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ammara Kaleem, Pediatrician
Before I make a suggestion, I need to know few things
1. When the weaning food was started? Is she taking bread or cereals? (for gluten allergy)
2. Which type of milk is she taking? (for lactose intolerance)
3. What is the content of stool? Is there any blood or mucus? Is it full watery or with specs? Is it of a large volume? (for infection and malabsorption)
After proper history, I would suggest stool examination test. I suggest to start zinc sulphate syrup 5ml once a day and it will aid in recovery and will shorten the duration of diarrhea. In my opinion if antibiotics have crossed 10 days duration you should stop them. Keep an eye on any signs of water loss such as dry mouth or decrease urine. If these are you should consult in emergency for treatment. You can use lactose free formula milk until the loose motion are settled.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ammara Kaleem, Pediatrician
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