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Question: Hi . My 20 month daughter have been passing stool since morning . She has passed 10 stool by now and in her last stool we could see some stain of blood . Our pedictrician is not reaching and as per her recommendation emergency medicine list we have given her 10 ml of taxim O in 2 doses and ONDIM 2.5 ml once .
Please suggest . It's 5 am in XXXXXXX . Should we take her to hospital
Please suggest . It's 5 am in XXXXXXX . Should we take her to hospital
Brief Answer:
No need to take her to the hospital at the moment. Monitor her.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Your child is suffering from diarrhea. It could be due to contaminated food or improper hand hygiene. The fact that the stool is blood stained called for treatment with antibiotics. It is justifiable to give Taxim O.
The mainstay of treatment is ORS (oral rehydration solution). Unless the lost salts and fluids are replenished the child would become dehydrated. The urine output needs to be monitored. If the frequency comes down it indicates dehydration and calls for additional supplementation of fluids. But if the child becomes lethargic you would need to take the child to a hospital without delay. The cause is self-limiting and does not need to be treated with antibiotics unless the stool is blood stained.
Give zinc supplements like Zinconia Syr 5 ml once daily for the next 10 days. You need not worry. It should gradually return back to normal. Also give curd or yogurt since it contains plenty of beneficial bacteria and should help. Alternatively you can give some probiotics like Enterogermina.
You may give Ondem if there is vomiting. However, 2.5 ml might be inadequate for your child. Please mention the body weight and I will let you know the requisite dose. The loose stools may persist for 2-4 days before it resolves. Please be patient. Feel free to write back.
Regards
No need to take her to the hospital at the moment. Monitor her.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Your child is suffering from diarrhea. It could be due to contaminated food or improper hand hygiene. The fact that the stool is blood stained called for treatment with antibiotics. It is justifiable to give Taxim O.
The mainstay of treatment is ORS (oral rehydration solution). Unless the lost salts and fluids are replenished the child would become dehydrated. The urine output needs to be monitored. If the frequency comes down it indicates dehydration and calls for additional supplementation of fluids. But if the child becomes lethargic you would need to take the child to a hospital without delay. The cause is self-limiting and does not need to be treated with antibiotics unless the stool is blood stained.
Give zinc supplements like Zinconia Syr 5 ml once daily for the next 10 days. You need not worry. It should gradually return back to normal. Also give curd or yogurt since it contains plenty of beneficial bacteria and should help. Alternatively you can give some probiotics like Enterogermina.
You may give Ondem if there is vomiting. However, 2.5 ml might be inadequate for your child. Please mention the body weight and I will let you know the requisite dose. The loose stools may persist for 2-4 days before it resolves. Please be patient. Feel free to write back.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi doctor the frequency of stool have increased and it has become loose motion now . The bossy weight of my daughter is 10 kg . We are getting very worried .
Brief Answer:
Doses mentioned
Detailed Answer:
The dose of Taxim O (50) would be 5 ml twice daily for 5 days.
The dose of Ondem Syr. would be 5 ml per dose.
Be sure to give ORS.
Regards
Doses mentioned
Detailed Answer:
The dose of Taxim O (50) would be 5 ml twice daily for 5 days.
The dose of Ondem Syr. would be 5 ml per dose.
Be sure to give ORS.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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