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My 2.9-year-old son, who is still nursing, passes stools after eating or drinking. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My 3-year-old son frequently passes his stools after eating or drinking; he is still on breast milk. We went to see his pediatrician about this, and he later gave us Zenworm 400 and instructed us to continue taking it after a 15 days break. He suffered from a high fever after taking th... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. If the child is still passing loose stools, the child must have become dehydrated. If the child is dehydrated, re-assess the child and, if required, get the child admitted. Giving Zenworm (Albendazole 400 mg) is of ... Read Full »
My baby has loose motions. Please suggest.
Query: Hi doctor, My baby is 2.6 months old. He is suffering from loose motions for the past three days. The stools are watery. He is currently on Enzylac syrup, Dexolac dry milk, Racigyl-O syrup and Bacillus clausii spores suspension -Tufpro. Please help us. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. Probably, I think there has been a change in the milk for this baby, and that may be causing these problems. 2. These problems usually last up to three to four days after changing milk and then subside. It is normal. 3. Also, please note that small children till the ... Read Full »
My baby is passing loose stools. Is it diarrhea?
Query: Hello doctor,I need detailed medical advice regarding my son's medical condition. My baby was born on the 19th of last month, but he was premature. He was born at 29 weeks. His birth weight was 1.26 kg. Due to his preterm birth, the baby was in NICU for 45 days and got discharged. During birth, he h... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please find your answers in the same order as the questions asked: Small children below the age of six months may pass stools once in two days or 10 to 15 times per day. It is normal. As long as the child is active and the urine output is fine (which in your cas... Read Full »
Can Ofloxacin and Flagyl be given for loose motion in a newborn?
Query: Hello doctor, My 5 months old baby suffered from loose motion and fewer doctors gave Ofloxacin 50 mg and Flagyl 200 mg syrup. They told to give 3 ml three times a day, each syrup for 5 months old. Is this dosage correct? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The dose specified above is too much and unnecessary for a child so small as 14.99 lbs. It is advisable instead to just give the child Enterogermina 1 capsule twice a day for five days along with ORS with the passage of each loose stool. As for the fever, you can give s... Read Full »
Please suggest medicine and diet to control diarrhea in a baby.
Query: Hi doctor, My baby girl is 7.5 months old and suffering from diarrhea since yesterday. Diarrhea: six episodes yesterday, two times in the night, once in the morning also puked out once in the morning. Gave Enterogermina twice yesterday and did not get any control yet. Please suggest medicine and al... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please continue Enterogermina as going on. Also, give syrup Ondem for vomiting on SOS basis (as per the weight of the child). It is very important to maintain hydration of the child by giving ORS (as per the weight of the child) with each loose stool. It is not advi... Read Full »
My baby is having loose watery stools with tummy ache that is not responding to treatment. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My 18-day-old baby had loose watery motion since day seven, he pooped as he was having a tummy ache. Then his tummy swelled, I got him checked by a pediatrician and he suggested Cefixime and a prebiotic. Now three days have passed and there is still no improvement, his tummy pain is ge... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Thank you for stopping by! I am here to provide expert opinions on your medical issues. What you are explaining looks more like abdominal colic. You can give drops of Colicaid (dill oil, fennel oil, and Simethicone) 5 drops whenever you feel there is abdominal pain. Give the drops after con... Read Full »
My baby is having greenish loose motion. Please advise.
Query: Hello doctor, My 5 months 15 days old baby is having loose motion from yesterday and he has passed 8 to 9 times greenish motion. Please sugest me what I can do. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do not worry about the color of the stool as long as it is not red and does not contain blood. Please give syrup Zincolife (Zinc Acetate) 2.5 ml once a day for 14 days. Also, give ORS solution (prepare solution as advised in the instructions given) as 0.33 oz per kg wit... Read Full »
There is no reduction in the frequency of motion in a child after giving pre and probiotics. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My baby is 2 months old and he is suffering from motions 9 to 10 times a day. I gave him Cefixime six drops and prebiotic and probiotic 1 ml two times a day but there is no improvement. Please give me advice. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is no role of Cefixime in loose motions without bloody stools in children. Also, children below the age of six months pass stools 10 to 15 times per day or once in 2 to 3 days. So, do not worry. There may be a possibility that you may have changed the formula or f... Read Full »
Does my son pass stools several times a day due to lactose intolerance?
Query: Hi doctor, My son is 1-year-old with a weight of 15.43 lbs. When he was 7 months old, we started to give him solid foods and I gave him cow's milk for three to four days. After that, diarrhea got started and he passed stool twenty to twenty-five times in a day. So the doctor advised us to admit him ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your son is having toddler's diarrhea. It is a normal phenomenon that occurs in small children of this age group. As all the tests are normal, there is nothing to be worried about it. Diarrhea will settle down soon irrespective of the food taken. I advise you introduce ... Read Full »
Is it normal for my 2-month- old baby to poop often?
Query: Hi doctor, Two months ago, my wife delivered a baby boy. 10 days before, we brought the baby home from my wife's place. Since then, he poops all the time and it is mostly mucus-like with a little odor and watery. I guess there is some fungal infection around the baby's anus. We went to the doctor an... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You seem to be very worried and I think this is your first child, which is why all the worry is taking place. Here are certain things you should know about children under the age of 6 months. Slight coughing, sneezing, gurr gurr noises from the chest that does not impair ... Read Full »