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Suggest Treatment For Fever, Vomiting And Diarrhea
my 10yr son had slight fever, vomiting and diarrhea. was admitted for two days. relief from fever and vomiting. doctors say not to worry. now at home. no relief from loose motions even after 3 days. stools -watery. child exhausted. upper abdominal pain. can i give him lopamide. what dosage. any other advice please. thanks.
Hi....Please do not use Loperamide. It is contraindicated in kids.
It seems your kid is having viral diarrhoea. Once it 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. 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. If there is vomiting you can use Syrup Ondansetron as prescribed by your paediatrician.
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Suggest Treatment For Fever, Vomiting And Diarrhea
Hi....Please do not use Loperamide. It is contraindicated in kids. It seems your kid is having viral diarrhoea. Once it 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. 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. If there is vomiting you can use Syrup Ondansetron as prescribed by your paediatrician. Regards - Dr. Sumanth