Is Metrogyl Suspension The Right Medicine For Loose Motion In Children?

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2015

Question: My male child age 6 years 2 months and weight 21 kgs. Today he is on loose motion. Three times at the morning at 9:00am, at 02.00pm and again at 03:00pm but still he is in loose motion. No fever and no vomiting seen and he is active. I am continuously giving ORS..... I have metrogyl suspension. Can I give him metrogyl syspension to stop loose motion, if yes, how much quantity and times how much gap. If other medicine please suggest. .

Answered by Dr. Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Give ORS,zinc,ofloxacin and metronidazole combination

Detailed Answer:
Hello

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The main aim of management is to prevent dehydration by giving plenty of fluids.
The loose motion in this age can be due to food poisoning.I would suggest you to give ofloxacin and ornidazole/metronidazole combination as an antibiotic.
The ofloxacin dose for this weight would be 200 mg/day in two divided dosage and Metronidazole 300 mg/day in three divided dosage.Each 5 ml of metronidazole contains 200 mg, so the dose would be 2.5 ml three times a day.
In addition I would suggest you to give zinc syrup 5 ml per day (each 5 ml contains 20 mg) and some probiotic like Bifilac or enterogermina twice a day.All these are prescription medicine.So get these prescribed by a physician.
Give him ORS to prevent dehydration.

In case of decreased oral acceptance,persistent vomiting,decreased urinary frequency or too frequent stool consult your physician immediately.

Please let me know if you have any further query.
Wishing for your child's speedy recovery.
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar