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Is Scopinal Syrup And Calpol Right Medication For Upset Stomach And Fever In A Child?

Hi,my 3 1/2 yr old daughter have upset stomach from 4 days,the first day she woke up with stomach pain & passed normal stool then again a lil motion and once more late at evening but it wasnt lose motion.the 2nd day she passed a normal stole jst once,though i took her to da doctor,the doc.said its a mild infection & didnt prescribe an antibiotic just a Scopinal syrup and calpol...as my daughter was havin mild fever for the previous 2 days,so i gave scopinal & calpol for 1 day but her condition havnt seemed to better as she passed stool 5 times the next day with lil stomach pain &stool was soft wasnt loose but 2 stools were a bit whitish and she even had 100.4 fever by the evening,so am a bit worried that Scopinal syrup isnt working and what should i do??
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Hi...It seems your kid is having viral diarrhoea.

PLEASE STOP SCOPINAL.

Once diarrheait starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better.

Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.

Your pediatrician had been right in not prescribing antibiotics. There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhoea.

I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D drops 1ml once daily for 14 days) & ORS (Each small packet mixed in 200ml of potable water and keep giving sip by sip) as hydration is very important and crucial part of treatment.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Is Scopinal Syrup And Calpol Right Medication For Upset Stomach And Fever In A Child?

Hi...It seems your kid is having viral diarrhoea. PLEASE STOP SCOPINAL. Once diarrheait starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kid s having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. Your pediatrician had been right in not prescribing antibiotics. There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhoea. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D drops 1ml once daily for 14 days) & ORS (Each small packet mixed in 200ml of potable water and keep giving sip by sip) as hydration is very important and crucial part of treatment. Regards - Dr. Sumanth