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I Have A 1.5 Years Old Baby Who Is Having

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2020

Question: I have a 1.5 years old baby who is having loose motions and vomiting, he isnt eating well as well, avoids food and doesnt eats the way he used to, shows signs of weakness being lethargic all day. He is also having teething but then he has 8 teeths and he never had these symptoms before when he had those teeths.

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
ORS and good nutrition needed

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

This seems to be a viral Gastroenteritis probably due to Rotavirus.
It is a harmless condition and recovers by itself in a few days.
I will suggest the following:
- All precautions for coronavirus including isolation of the baby as fever can lower his immunity
- Oral Rehydration Solution after every loose motion and vomiting. He will drink it as per his thirst. He may want different fluids for a change of taste, so keep them handy. However keep juice and milk to a minimum
- Good nutrition with a variety of foods that he wants to eat
- Oral Ondansetron syrup for vomiting upto 2 times a day
- If his condition doesnt improve in total of 5 days since onset of symptoms then antibiotics maybe needed.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana