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What Causes Fever And Loose Motion?

my 2 1/2 year old son was suffering from fever from last three days and also having loose motion with mucus in it from last five days . Docter said he may have stomach infection . he looses his intrest for eating food , he looses his 1/2 kg of weight .? what should i do
Wed, 21 Sep 2016
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fever and diarrhoea are signs of gastroenteritis , which is the infection of the intestine usually caused by a virus , which leads to nausea and poor apetite as well .
this is a self limited disease but we must be aware of dehydration , if he lost half a kilo of his body weight , and let's say his weight is 13 kg , he has lost 3% of body weight and this falls under mild dehydration.
the important step here is to provide Sufficient fluids in order to prevent dehydration , and this is done by ORS which is available in pharmacies , give him 700 ml of the solution in the first 4 hours to overcome the deficit.
your child will be unable to eat solid foods for a day or two , all you need to give is fluids and minimal soft diet like mashed potatoes.
if diarrhoea increases give him SMECTA sachets for a couple of days .
I hope this helps
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What Causes Fever And Loose Motion?

fever and diarrhoea are signs of gastroenteritis , which is the infection of the intestine usually caused by a virus , which leads to nausea and poor apetite as well . this is a self limited disease but we must be aware of dehydration , if he lost half a kilo of his body weight , and let s say his weight is 13 kg , he has lost 3% of body weight and this falls under mild dehydration. the important step here is to provide Sufficient fluids in order to prevent dehydration , and this is done by ORS which is available in pharmacies , give him 700 ml of the solution in the first 4 hours to overcome the deficit. your child will be unable to eat solid foods for a day or two , all you need to give is fluids and minimal soft diet like mashed potatoes. if diarrhoea increases give him SMECTA sachets for a couple of days . I hope this helps