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Suggest Medication For An Infection In The Stomach
Hi, My daughter is about 1 year 6 months and since yesterday she is passing her stools which is watery and bit smelly....Yesterday morning she had it about 5 times, then we gave her Curd and Mashed Banana after that till evening she didnt pass but at night after taking bit of rice she passed her stools which was not wattery and there wasnt smell even. But today morning again she started passing wattery stool it is about 2 or 3 times now. What would be the best medicine I can give till I go to the doctor?
It seems your kid have viral diarrhea. Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting. You need not worry.
There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D drops 1ml once daily for 14 days) and ORS (Each small packet mixed in 200ml of potable water and keep giving sip by sip) as hydration is a very important and crucial part of treatment.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Suggest Medication For An Infection In The Stomach
Hello, It seems your kid have viral diarrhea. Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kid s having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting. You need not worry. There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D drops 1ml once daily for 14 days) and ORS (Each small packet mixed in 200ml of potable water and keep giving sip by sip) as hydration is a very important and crucial part of treatment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sumanth Amperayani