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Kindly suggest home remedies for loose motions in a baby.
Query: Hello doctor, My 10 months old baby girl is having loose motion from the last five days. Sometimes she passes normal bowl, but today she is passing very loose bowls and since morning she has passed about five times, runny and loose stool. Kindly suggest me some home remedy or medicine. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Give ORS as much as she wants to prevent dehydration. Start Zinc syrup 10 milligrams once a day and a good brand of prebiotic probiotic available locally. Look around her bums area, if there is a redness rash, then apply Zinc-oxide cream locally 3 to 4 times a day. If s... Read Full »
My 4 months old baby is suffering from loose motion inspite of having Cefixime. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter is 4 months old. She is suffering from loose motion for the last two weeks. The doctor already prescribed antibiotic Cefixime, but the condition is not much improved. Now she is pooping six to seven times daily, which contains mucus and color is green. A stool test shows 25... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I advise you to continue breastfeeding and prevent dehydration. It is unusual to have bacterial diarrhea in a four-month baby. Are you giving any top feeding? I mean other milk apart from breastfeeding like bottle feed? If yes, then please stop and give exclusive breas... Read Full »
My 2-year-old kid has a high fever with green diarrhea. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My 2-year-old daughter has raspy breathing, and a rough cough followed with a runny nose for the past two days. Today started running a slight fever of 100.3 degrees Fahrenheit with green diarrhea that has turned yellow that smells very bad. She also keeps pointing to her belly as it h... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just got your concern. It is like a typical viral infection. Give more water, liquid, and homemade food. 1. If she has a fever when measured with a thermometer kindly make a note of it. If her temperature is more than 100 Fahrenheit, give Paracetamol syrup with a d... Read Full »