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How Diarrhea In An Infant Be Treated?
Hello my 9mth old daughter has had diarhea for the past 5 days a new tooth came out last wk and we attributed it to that but now im gettig worried as she had abt 10stools yetsrrday. All very small and some solid and some watery. She is eating and drinking and playing as normal but now she has diaper rash and is in alot of discomfort. Im giving paedialyte and one vial of enterogeina but no relief yet. She eats solids, has formula and breastfeeds at nights when i get home. Please advise.
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns
It looks that your baby is suffering from viral diarrhoea which usually takes 5-7 days to resolve, in some case it may be prolonged due delayed recovery or post diarrhoeal intolerance. You can add zinc apart form ORS and enterogemina. In Diet you can add curd , khichdi ,mashed banana ,or banana with curd .For diper rash you can use cream like nappy rash cream B-4 nappy cream.
if baby is well , active , accepting feeds adequately , no large watery stools , no high fever , there is no blood in stool , passing urine every 3-4 hourly , there is no need to worry.Otherwise or if diarrhoea persists more than two more days you need to consult your doctor.
take care,
regards.
It looks that your baby is suffering from viral diarrhoea which usually takes 5-7 days to resolve, in some case it may be prolonged due delayed recovery or post diarrhoeal intolerance. You can add zinc apart form ORS and enterogemina. In Diet you can add curd , khichdi ,mashed banana ,or banana with curd .For diper rash you can use cream like nappy rash cream B-4 nappy cream.
if baby is well , active , accepting feeds adequately , no large watery stools , no high fever , there is no blood in stool , passing urine every 3-4 hourly , there is no need to worry.Otherwise or if diarrhoea persists more than two more days you need to consult your doctor.
take care,
regards.
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