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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Cold In Child
My 5 year old granddaughter has a nasty cough & has been taking cough mixture for several days , I noticed today her stools were very dark in colour making the water in the toilet black . Couldn t see if the stools were loose as she had just started to flush the toilet before I had time to check , is this normal .
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
Hi...dark colored stools cold be due to - food colors / iron supplements / drug intake of cough and cold (as you quote she has cough and cold).
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.
But along with dark colored stools she has rash over the body or she is very dull and lethargic then you need to take her to a doctor immediately.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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.
But along with dark colored stools she has rash over the body or she is very dull and lethargic then you need to take her to a doctor immediately.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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