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Can I Give My Son Flagyl?
hello doctor, my son is 5 yrs 10 months old. he is suffering from dysentery since 5 days. The stool is semi solid in nature (yellow). 7 months back he had similar problem and pediatrician prescribed him flagyl.Can we give this dosage again for the problem now.
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.
No please do not do that. Self medicating your kid could be dangerous some times. Please consult your doctor.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Thanks for writing to health care magic.
I can understand your concern.
No please do not do that. Self medicating your kid could be dangerous some times. Please consult your doctor.
Continue to ask further queries as required.
Hope this helps.
Take care.
Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty
M.D.(Pediatrics)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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