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What Causes Severe Loose Stools In A Child?
My baby girl is six months old and she is having watery stool from last 10 days..Intially she used to do 7 to 8 times per day for first 5 days and now it is reduced to 4 times per day but now it is turn to greenish.Before this she had cold and cough and she took mucolite and antibiotic .She started this loose motion after 5 days of stopping all the medicine given for cold. Should I need to take her to ped ? Just for Information she is on complete breast feeding but 10 days before based on doctor suggestion we had given her test of potato boiled.But we stopped this and now she is on complete breast feeding
Mon, 5 Dec 2016
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The most common cause for acute (recently starting) diarrhea, is an infection. Though in most cases, it goes on its own, children can become dehydrated easily so she should be taken to her doctor to be assessed since it has been 10 days.
He or she would examine her generally as well as the abdomen specifically along with checking to see if she has enough fluids inside (her hydration status).
It is understandable , at 6 months, to start foods, they are supposed to start at this age, some start slightly before. It is correct to stop the food since she is having diarrhea.
When the diarrhea resolves then she can restart solids along with her breast milk. Most persons start the cereals first eg rice cereal. Every new food must be given on its own for 3 days (meaning she can have the food along with her regular milk but cannot start 2 new foods at a time.)
If she starts more than 1 new food at a time, then , if a reaction occurs, would not know, what caused it.
I hope this helps
The most common cause for acute (recently starting) diarrhea, is an infection. Though in most cases, it goes on its own, children can become dehydrated easily so she should be taken to her doctor to be assessed since it has been 10 days.
He or she would examine her generally as well as the abdomen specifically along with checking to see if she has enough fluids inside (her hydration status).
It is understandable , at 6 months, to start foods, they are supposed to start at this age, some start slightly before. It is correct to stop the food since she is having diarrhea.
When the diarrhea resolves then she can restart solids along with her breast milk. Most persons start the cereals first eg rice cereal. Every new food must be given on its own for 3 days (meaning she can have the food along with her regular milk but cannot start 2 new foods at a time.)
If she starts more than 1 new food at a time, then , if a reaction occurs, would not know, what caused it.
I hope this helps
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