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My son is 22 months and has had diarrhea for two weeks now. Currently, I change 15-20 diapers a day. His stool ranges from liquid to super soft. He also has been having a lot of mucos in the stool. I ve also noticed tiny, soft gel looking like pellets in his stool. In addition, when his stool is on the soft side versus running, it is brownish, reddish.
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You need to describe what treatment he is getting for his diarrhoea. Unless you tell us that, it would be impossible to guide you. I would say that he has probably acquired a secondary bacterial infection after his original virus went away. He will need antibiotics specially meant for gut infections. A visit to his pediatrician and a stool examination in a lab are the right way to go.
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