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Answered by Dr. Swati Pandey

My son is 6 months old and is exclusively breastfed. What food can I give him?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As your baby reached five months, great that you only gave exclusive breastfeed. Now once he approaches six months you can start giving weaning diet. All homemade stuff along with breastfeeding until 2 years of age. It is always better to introduce baby with rice potato first as they are gluten-free and gradually built-up to multi cereal diet like grilled thick dal, mashed banana, mashed dal, mashed roti, bread, biscuit mixed in sweetened undiluted milk, chikku (suppota), mango, and papaya as snacks.

January 10, 2024

My son has puffy eyes with fever. Please suggest treatment.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it seems your child is having some kind of allergy or infection. Are there any other symptoms like itching, pain or any eye discharge? How is his left eye? Is he having an allergy to anything he ate or came in contact with anything unusual? We will do basic investigation urine routine including proteins and RBC (red blood cells), complete blood count and blood pressure presently you can give him Paracetamol 500 mg twice a day for three days and can repeat Paracetamol by keeping a gap of at least six hours between two doses if fever persists and tablet Cetirizine 5 mg once at night for five days and maintain proper hygiene of eyes. Avoid warm compresses for now. Please upload a picture with an open eye and let me know the history in detail.

September 20, 2023

My 6-year-old kid is urinating frequently for about 30 times a day. How to stop it?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. See, your child is suffering from urinary tract infection (UTI) as per the symptoms. Can you please describe the other symptoms in more detail like any history of fever or chills rigor or pain abdomen or pus or blood in the urine or any stool abnormality? Any history of burning urination or any history of local inflammation in the genital area? Any previous significant history? Any history of similar complaints in the past? How is the hygiene of the genital area? Also, birth history of child? Is there any other chronic illness in child? Along with the above history kindly upload urine culture and sensitivity reports along with all other investigations done along with the date of investigation. If not done then get one complete blood profile, urine culture sensitivity, blood pressure, serum urea, creatinine, and electrolytes and follow up with reports. Till then continue with same antibiotics and lots of fluid intake.

September 20, 2023

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