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Should I Continue To Give Metrogyl For Running Stools?

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Posted on Tue, 17 Dec 2013
Question: My daughter of twelve and half years have running bowels; today she went to latrine 5 times. Her stool is foamy liquid with semi-solid type. Now I have given her a half tablet of Metrogyl 400. She had a nephrotic syndrome 2 years back (5th episode). Is the medication OK. Should I continue with the medicine? S XXXXXXX
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Answered by Dr. Uma Rajah Ananth (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer: no metrogyl is not needed Detailed Answer: Hi, No,metrogyl is for amoebic infection or giardia infection. It is not to be used in this case. Give her plenty of fluids like plain water, electral water ( electral or electrobion sachets mixed with clean boiled water in the proportion written on the cove), tender coconut water. Give her bland diet like curd rice,. Watch for 2 days. If the stools have. Blood or mucus then give it for testing in the lab. Mostly these are viral infections and will get better in 3-4 days time with only fluid replacement . God bless Dr Uma
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Should I Continue To Give Metrogyl For Running Stools?

Brief Answer: no metrogyl is not needed Detailed Answer: Hi, No,metrogyl is for amoebic infection or giardia infection. It is not to be used in this case. Give her plenty of fluids like plain water, electral water ( electral or electrobion sachets mixed with clean boiled water in the proportion written on the cove), tender coconut water. Give her bland diet like curd rice,. Watch for 2 days. If the stools have. Blood or mucus then give it for testing in the lab. Mostly these are viral infections and will get better in 3-4 days time with only fluid replacement . God bless Dr Uma