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Question: XXXXXXX was on the following medications due to cold and cough from 21 XXXXXXX - 25 XXXXXXX
Refzil 0 125 mg
Atarax Drops
Nutrolin b
Now, 4 days have been past since the last dose of the above medicines. His stool color is brownish green and sticky.
Could you please tell me is it due to the above medications or some other reason. He is on Ferronia iron drops currently, but his stool color used to be different earlier(before anti biotics) even with Ferronia iron drops
Refzil 0 125 mg
Atarax Drops
Nutrolin b
Now, 4 days have been past since the last dose of the above medicines. His stool color is brownish green and sticky.
Could you please tell me is it due to the above medications or some other reason. He is on Ferronia iron drops currently, but his stool color used to be different earlier(before anti biotics) even with Ferronia iron drops
Brief Answer:
Could be antibiotic associated diarrhea
Detailed Answer:
Hi....I appreciate your knowledge that iron supplements could cause brownish black colored stool.
The answer to your query is yes, this could be antibiotic associated diarrhea.
Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.
Antibiotics sometimes can cause antibiotic associated diarrhea. I suggest you use zinc supplements & ORS along with probiotics which are specific for antibiotic associated diarrhea. You are already using Nutrolin as probiotic, but it doesn't contain saccharomyces boulardii.... I suggest you use econorm sachets 1 XXXXXXX twice a day for 5 days....but this depends on age.
Kindly get back with age and weight of Thanish and I will be glad to guide you.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Could be antibiotic associated diarrhea
Detailed Answer:
Hi....I appreciate your knowledge that iron supplements could cause brownish black colored stool.
The answer to your query is yes, this could be antibiotic associated diarrhea.
Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.
Antibiotics sometimes can cause antibiotic associated diarrhea. I suggest you use zinc supplements & ORS along with probiotics which are specific for antibiotic associated diarrhea. You are already using Nutrolin as probiotic, but it doesn't contain saccharomyces boulardii.... I suggest you use econorm sachets 1 XXXXXXX twice a day for 5 days....but this depends on age.
Kindly get back with age and weight of Thanish and I will be glad to guide you.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
just to add on he is passing stools once a day and it is not watery, but dry. so I am not sure this is diarrhoea
Brief Answer:
Then don't worry - no need to add Econorm
Detailed Answer:
Hi...then its not antibiotic associated diarrhea. Do not worry and no need to add Econorm or ORS or zinc supplements.
As I suggested in my previous interaction....Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Then don't worry - no need to add Econorm
Detailed Answer:
Hi...then its not antibiotic associated diarrhea. Do not worry and no need to add Econorm or ORS or zinc supplements.
As I suggested in my previous interaction....Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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