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Is It Safe To Give Ofm For My Baby For Loose Motion?
My baby has got loose motions since 3 days ...watery yellow motion..our doctor suggested ors,enterogremina and retrodil sachets...he's 1 year...the stool test for routine and micro shows normal no signs of infections...is it safe to give ofm as doctor told us to start that?
Wed, 16 Apr 2014
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CLINICALY YOUR CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS OF MOST PROBABLY VIRAL ORIGIN FOR WHICH ANTIBIOTIC IS NOT NEEDED.BUT IF YOUR TREATING PEDIATRITIAN FEELS LIKE STARTING ANTIBIOTIC ( OFM ) THEN NO PROBLEM.IT IS GENERALY SAFE.LOOSE MOTION IN CHILDREN TAKE 5-7 DAYS TO STOP.
HAPPY TO HELP YOU
REGARDS
WELCOME TO HEALTHCAREMAGIC
CLINICALY YOUR CHILD IS SUFFERING FROM ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS OF MOST PROBABLY VIRAL ORIGIN FOR WHICH ANTIBIOTIC IS NOT NEEDED.BUT IF YOUR TREATING PEDIATRITIAN FEELS LIKE STARTING ANTIBIOTIC ( OFM ) THEN NO PROBLEM.IT IS GENERALY SAFE.LOOSE MOTION IN CHILDREN TAKE 5-7 DAYS TO STOP.
HAPPY TO HELP YOU
REGARDS
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