Medical Advice on "Paediatrics"

My son has been having severe vomiting since 1 year of age. How to treat this?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is very sad to see your child in such a situation. I understand that your child is chronically malnourished. Vomiting since such a long duration needs thorough evaluation. You can go for imaging (CT or MRI scan) of the...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Veerabhadrudu Kuncham

My 18-month-old child passes stool with blood often. Is this a serious issue?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It seems like dysentery. He needs to take a course of antibiotics for seven to ten days. Please mention whether he has a previous history of constipation. Please mention whether he has any perianal rash or any trauma in ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Payas Joshi

My 4-month-old baby starts crying when I take him near breast for feeding. Kindly help me.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Are you latching your baby properly? Also, look for oral thrush, etc., which causes pain while feeding. If you are using a bottle to feed your baby, this can also cause nipple confusion, and the baby would not take di...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rakesh Radheshyam Gupta

My 3-year-old daughter has a fever despite giving Meftal P every six hours. Can I give it every four hours?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. For fever, I suggest you give medication as mentioned below: 1) Syrup Paracetamol (250 mg/5 ml) 4 ml as and when fever. You can repeat it every 4 hours if needed. 2) Syrup Meftal-P (50 mg/5 ml) (Mefenamic Acid) 5...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prakash Nagar

When should I be concerned about the ankle clonus of my 2-month-old son?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you are getting more than ten beats of ankle clonus, please get the child evaluated physically by a pediatric neurologist. In such cases, based on physical examination, your child may require an MRI (magnetic resonanc...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

My 10 days old baby got a rash on his chin. What can we do for that?

Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I have seen the photo of the rash that you have sent (attachment removed to protect patient identity).As it is present only on the chin, it is less likely to be an allergic rash, which in contrast will be on the entire body....  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

My 2-month-old daughter passed green stools about 15 times since morning. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Children have gastrocolic reflex, wherein they pass stool moment they feed. So it can be 20 times also. But I would like to know what feed are you giving to the child. Is she on exclusive breastfeeding? Is she passi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Samir Bhatia

My son is 22 months old and adenoid problem. Can he get surgery now or should we wait?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. If your child is having respiratory distress during sleep or his cold and cough symptoms get increased as the child grows, then immediate surgery has to be done. Because adenoids contin...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Deepak Patel

My 3.5-year-old daughter is constipated for the last 20 days. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Constipation is a common problem for children of this age. We should try dietary changes like avoiding milk products. Should give a fiber-rich diet, fresh fruits, and plenty of liquids. You can try apple or pear juice...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Samir Bhatia

My 5-month-old baby makes a grunting sound with cough and vomiting. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Firstly initial diagnosis of bronchiolitis was made (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), which means the baby might have had some wheeze at that time. And the baby was t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sudhakar Palanisamy