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Suggest Treatment For Loose Motions In A Child
my three months baby had loose motion for last three days.we went to doc .he prescribed bacigyl-n60 ml and energermina.on 1st day baby was given 5ml inthe night.inthe next morning he was given 2 ml then afternoon he was given 5 ml dose then at 4 o clock in the evening he was given 5ml then in the night he was given 1 ml .about enterogermina ist 1 ampoule and second day 1 ampoule of5 ml.baby is little dull and did stool seven to eight times today also.we r very upset using antibiotic in bacigyl and apprehaensive of over dose of same.can we leave the mediacatio for the safe outcome.what to do now.will baby recover and in how much time.
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic.
it is very very uncommon for a young baby of this age to have a bacterial dysentery.
What your kid is having is not a diarrhea and is only a gastro-colic reflux. It is quite common for babies of this age group t pass small amount of diarrhea or loose stools soon after feeds. This need not be treated as diarrhea and especially antibiotics are not indicated.
There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhoea.
When the baby takes milk , the stomach expands - then when it is contracting it sets off a wave form which moves down the intestines and when that wave reaches the lower down rectum, a small quantity of the stool is evacuated out. This is the basis for gastro-colic reflex. Do not worry.
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.
I AM HAPPY THAT AS PARENTS YOU ALSO DO NOT WANT TO USE UNNECESSARY ANTIBIOTICS.
I wish your kid a speedy recovery. If you need any future medical consultation and suggestions, I will be glad to help. You can approach me at the following link.
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Regards - Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
it is very very uncommon for a young baby of this age to have a bacterial dysentery.
What your kid is having is not a diarrhea and is only a gastro-colic reflux. It is quite common for babies of this age group t pass small amount of diarrhea or loose stools soon after feeds. This need not be treated as diarrhea and especially antibiotics are not indicated.
There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhoea.
When the baby takes milk , the stomach expands - then when it is contracting it sets off a wave form which moves down the intestines and when that wave reaches the lower down rectum, a small quantity of the stool is evacuated out. This is the basis for gastro-colic reflex. Do not worry.
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.
I AM HAPPY THAT AS PARENTS YOU ALSO DO NOT WANT TO USE UNNECESSARY ANTIBIOTICS.
I wish your kid a speedy recovery. If you need any future medical consultation and suggestions, I will be glad to help. You can approach me at the following link.
Once the page opens there will be an option below my image as – ASK ME A QUESTION – click on it.
In this way even in health care magic you can follow up always with a single doctor who knows the history of your kid completely. Please find the link below -
www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-sumanth-amperayani/67696
Regards - Dr. Sumanth Amperayani
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