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4 Month Old Having Diarrhea. Gave Rinifol Syrup. Giving ORS. Further Treatment?
my son is four months old and since from yesterday morning till now he had passed stool 13 times with stickiness and gas . i have given him rinifol syrup 4ml twice a day. i have also contact child specialist,he said continue giving this rinifol syrup for 5 days. but the stool have not stoped . i am also giving my baby ORS 3.ml per hour. pls suggest me what should i do
Mon, 13 Aug 2012
dear pratima
what you should worry about is, whether child is drinking enough water/feeds and passing good urine. As long as urine is passed by child 6-8 times in 24 hours, often the risk of diarrhea related dehydration is not there.
its very important to know if stool has large water content or its sticky or has blood or mucus. this helps doctor change the medicines.
Often it takes 3-5 days to resolve with medicines.
thanks
what you should worry about is, whether child is drinking enough water/feeds and passing good urine. As long as urine is passed by child 6-8 times in 24 hours, often the risk of diarrhea related dehydration is not there.
its very important to know if stool has large water content or its sticky or has blood or mucus. this helps doctor change the medicines.
Often it takes 3-5 days to resolve with medicines.
thanks
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