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Advise Correct Medicines For Liver Abscess
my 3yr.old son had just discharged last Thursday. we've been there in the hospital for 14 days. it was found in the ultrasound a liver abscess. now he's taking metronidazole , co-amoxiclav and multivitamins. But until now he is still having loss of appetite. what can i do?
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
Hi,
The loss of appetite could well be a side effect of the strong antibiotics he is on. Metranidazole causes severe nausea and in addition to amoxicillin leaves a metallic taste in the tongue which can make food stuff very un-appetising. Please do not panic and once the antibiotics are done, his appetite will return.
Hope this helps and hope your son starts to feel better.
Dr Suresh Raghavaiah
The loss of appetite could well be a side effect of the strong antibiotics he is on. Metranidazole causes severe nausea and in addition to amoxicillin leaves a metallic taste in the tongue which can make food stuff very un-appetising. Please do not panic and once the antibiotics are done, his appetite will return.
Hope this helps and hope your son starts to feel better.
Dr Suresh Raghavaiah
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