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How To Stop The Loose Stools?
my 4 and a half month old baby has been prescribed Mox-Clav for cold and cough. after giving him this antibiotic his stools seem to be loose. he is excreting light yellow stools is small quatities araound 6 to seven times a day. but he active . can i give him sporlac powder to reduce the loose stools?
-Sophia
-Sophia
Fri, 22 May 2015
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Loose stools for a 4 and 1/2 months baby is normal.
Sometimes Amoxycillin gives rise to loose stools temporarily.
There is no harm in giving Sporolac.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
Loose stools for a 4 and 1/2 months baby is normal.
Sometimes Amoxycillin gives rise to loose stools temporarily.
There is no harm in giving Sporolac.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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