Suggest Treatment For Discomfort In Abdominal Area And Constipation

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2015

Question: My 10 month old has not had a wet duaper in 7 hours. Hes nursing a lot. He also has bad discomfort in abdominal area and stomach is very hard and tender to touch. Ive tried gas drips and feuoe water with no change. He hasnt pooped in several days. Seems to be pushing hard and grunting now for hours and nothing is happening.

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
CONSTIPATION

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for posting in healthcare magic.

Your child is referring from constipation. Its a normal finding in 60% of babies particularly in those getting tonned milk products.

Please dont worry.

Buy Glycerine suppository for babies from pharmacy. Make it half and introduce it through anal opening. it will soften the stool and give him relief. use it daily for three days then stop.

thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta

Follow up: Dr. Sabyasachi Das (22 minutes later)

He also has a fever of 102. He has had a fever off and on for 4 days now. Hes getting over what we think is a head cold. Runny/stuffy nose and sligjt cougj for about a week now.

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
viral fever

Detailed Answer:
Give him syr Maxtra P 4ml three times daily for 2 days. Also do tepid sponging using a wet cloth on the forehead every time the temperature is high.

Give him plenty of fluids and home made vegetables also. this will help him in both ways.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta

Follow up: Dr. Sabyasachi Das (18 hours later)

We are going on a week now of fever and irritabilit. He finally had a bowl movement. Still very crabky and fever off and on. Cpuld he have an rat infection?y

Im sorry for the typo it should read ear infection.

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
no

Detailed Answer:
Chances of ear infection is less. But as the fever os continuing for weeks, you can get a H1N1 test done( to exclude swine flu) which is common now.

Thank you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta