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Suggest Treatment For Mouth Ulcers In Infants
Question: hi doctor. my 9.5 month baby stopped eating solids from 1st XXXXXXX completely. not even taking liquids. after 4 hours he will breastfeed some milk.visited his doctor 3 times. yesterday his doctor identified ulcers in his mouth. he has given enterogermina once a day , 5 ml 2 times nutrolina B syrup and dolog jel for pain relief. i am worried if he will get dehydrated . how long it will take for recovery from ulcers. when will he start taking solids and liquids. how can i avoid dehydration. he is loosing weight . lost 500gm in 9 days.
Brief Answer:
Give ORS. Continue breast feeding. Get blood tests done.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
The mouth ulcers could be due to vitamin B deficiency which could be caused due to lack of good bacteria of our intestines. Enterogermina contains such beneficial bacteria and should help in reducing the problem. Nutrolin B contains Vitamin B and would take care of the rest. The ulcers should subside in around 5-7 days.
Since you say, that the child is not feeding well, and has lost 0.5 kg in a very short period of time, it would be worthwhile to get a complete blood count done along with C-Reactive protein (CRP). The results would indicate whether the child has some sort of infection. It is only based on that I could comment when the child is going to get well and start taking feeds properly.
If the child does not feed well, dehydration can develop. You can avoid that by giving oral rehydration solution (ORS). You can prepare it by mixing a full XXXXXXX of ORS in a liter of water and give it sip by sip.
Hope that helps
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Give ORS. Continue breast feeding. Get blood tests done.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
The mouth ulcers could be due to vitamin B deficiency which could be caused due to lack of good bacteria of our intestines. Enterogermina contains such beneficial bacteria and should help in reducing the problem. Nutrolin B contains Vitamin B and would take care of the rest. The ulcers should subside in around 5-7 days.
Since you say, that the child is not feeding well, and has lost 0.5 kg in a very short period of time, it would be worthwhile to get a complete blood count done along with C-Reactive protein (CRP). The results would indicate whether the child has some sort of infection. It is only based on that I could comment when the child is going to get well and start taking feeds properly.
If the child does not feed well, dehydration can develop. You can avoid that by giving oral rehydration solution (ORS). You can prepare it by mixing a full XXXXXXX of ORS in a liter of water and give it sip by sip.
Hope that helps
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
thanks a lot doctor . his doctor diagnose it as hand foot mouth disease . i will get blood test done .... thanks a lot for your valuable answer
Brief Answer:
Takes 7 days time to heal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
In case your doctor has already made the diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease, you can wait. It is due to a viral infection and should heal up in a week's time.
Hope that helps
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Takes 7 days time to heal
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
In case your doctor has already made the diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease, you can wait. It is due to a viral infection and should heal up in a week's time.
Hope that helps
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
thanks a lot doctor for confirming
Brief Answer:
Glad to be of help
Detailed Answer:
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Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Glad to be of help
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Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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