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Suggest Treatment For Passing Of Stool 10 Times A Day In Infants
Question: hello dr...my 5 month child is having loose motions...since 15 days...i visited his doctor twice...they give some medicines and after taking medicines he becomes ok...again he is facing same problem...then i again visited his doctor...he says its fine having 5-6 times pssing stools and he is not having any dehydration...but he prescribed some medicines for 3 days...after taking medicines my son got fine as he was passing stools 2-3 times...but now from yesterdy he has got the same problem and passing stools 5- 6 times...now what should i do now...plzz help...reply soon
Brief Answer:
It is normal. No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Let me assure that passing stool 10 times a day can be normal in infants and I would not really worry if your child passes stool 5-6 times a day. It does not count as diarrhoea. All you need to do is to give extra amount of breast feeding, or if that is not applicable, give ORS or Pedialyte to replenish the lost water and salts. Unless the child grows lethargic, I would not get concerned.
You may give zinc supplementation with Zinconia Syr 2ml once daily for 5 days. It will help in the intestinal healing as the diarrhoea causes some damage to the inner wall of the intestines.
Be patient. Give ORS/breast feeding. It would soon be fine.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
It is normal. No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
Let me assure that passing stool 10 times a day can be normal in infants and I would not really worry if your child passes stool 5-6 times a day. It does not count as diarrhoea. All you need to do is to give extra amount of breast feeding, or if that is not applicable, give ORS or Pedialyte to replenish the lost water and salts. Unless the child grows lethargic, I would not get concerned.
You may give zinc supplementation with Zinconia Syr 2ml once daily for 5 days. It will help in the intestinal healing as the diarrhoea causes some damage to the inner wall of the intestines.
Be patient. Give ORS/breast feeding. It would soon be fine.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
but dr he usually pass stool after feed...somrtimes ones sometimrs 2-3 times in 30 min duration...sometimes he passes watery stools sometimes semi solid....1 or two days ago he was passing green stools...but now its yellow...someday he becomes fine...and sometimes it all started again...plzz read my histroy...
Brief Answer:
It is due to gastrocolic reflex. It is normal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Let me assure you that you once again that you have nothing to worry. There is a normal phenomenon called gastrocolic reflex which may make a child pass stool after each feed. Here the loading of the stomach acts as a trigger for movement of the colon which triggers passage of the stool. It is normal and may persist in many infants. You need not worry about it. The stool colour and consistency also should be a cause for worrying unless it is hard and pellet like. Greenish stools are due to rapid transit of fecal matter through the large intestines which does not leave adequate time for the bile pigments to get converted to yellow colour of stool. It is not a cause for concern.
Just let things continue as they are.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
It is due to gastrocolic reflex. It is normal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Let me assure you that you once again that you have nothing to worry. There is a normal phenomenon called gastrocolic reflex which may make a child pass stool after each feed. Here the loading of the stomach acts as a trigger for movement of the colon which triggers passage of the stool. It is normal and may persist in many infants. You need not worry about it. The stool colour and consistency also should be a cause for worrying unless it is hard and pellet like. Greenish stools are due to rapid transit of fecal matter through the large intestines which does not leave adequate time for the bile pigments to get converted to yellow colour of stool. It is not a cause for concern.
Just let things continue as they are.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
ok dr so what should i do now...should i visit the local dr again tommorrow or it is fine...thankss...and one more thing his weight was reduced 60 grams 12 days ago when i visited his dr...should this is a cause of worry...but last time when i visited 6 days ago the weight was same as recorded last time...thankss...i have tension of only his weight loss...
Brief Answer:
You need not worry. Give more of breast feed and ORS.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. You need not worry. I do not feel that visiting the local doctor again is likely to help. Rather, give more of breast feeding and ORS and things would be fine. I would not really get bothered with a 60 gm loss of weight. Giving proper replenishment will help in substituting it.
You need not worry. Give more of breast feed and ORS.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back. You need not worry. I do not feel that visiting the local doctor again is likely to help. Rather, give more of breast feeding and ORS and things would be fine. I would not really get bothered with a 60 gm loss of weight. Giving proper replenishment will help in substituting it.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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