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What Causes Mucus In An Infant’s Stool?

Good aftrnoon sir, My grand son aged about 20 months he is suffering with gum motions since 1 month . we visit to pedetric doctor and the same quare temporarily. Last the same was again appear we visit the doctor the doctor adice to check motion test, we are done the above test, the doctor see and more infections in stomech henc he wrote medicines continue the medicines 5 days, then the motions fall down. then last night agagin come the gum motions lightly, but the boy was healthy. we are worry about this again we met the doctor but no suitable response for the same. kindly advice waht remedies we taken to stop the gum motions by my grand son.
Wed, 21 Jun 2017
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As you said stool examination has revealed infection and your doctor has prescribed medication for that, the diarrhea does not appear to be due to teething.
Infact teething itself does not cause dairrhea but causes few loose stools which are due to excessive salivation reaching gut due to gum tenderness and swelling of teething.
This also results in baby puting unhygienic teethers, objects etc. in their mouth resulting in infection.
For few loose motions which are not causing child dehydrated or weak and drowsy you need not worry. Otherwise you may need to ask your pediatrician for course of antibiotics.
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What Causes Mucus In An Infant’s Stool?

As you said stool examination has revealed infection and your doctor has prescribed medication for that, the diarrhea does not appear to be due to teething. Infact teething itself does not cause dairrhea but causes few loose stools which are due to excessive salivation reaching gut due to gum tenderness and swelling of teething. This also results in baby puting unhygienic teethers, objects etc. in their mouth resulting in infection. For few loose motions which are not causing child dehydrated or weak and drowsy you need not worry. Otherwise you may need to ask your pediatrician for course of antibiotics.