How Safe Is Novamox Drops For An Infant For Cold?

Posted on Sun, 17 Jul 2016

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Question : My two month old breastfeed baby is having cold nd chest congestion. Doc prescribed novamox drops. She is having diarrhea. It's been two days since I started the course. Is it safe ti continue with the drops?

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It can be antibiotic induced diarrhoea.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM

I have gone through your query. Novamox (amoxicillin) can cause antibiotic induced diarrhoea. Taking probiotic drops is good for this. You can give nutrolin B 2.5 ml once daily for this. Give antibiotic drops after feeding. If no improvement then changing of antibiotic will be needed. Antibiotics like azithromycin can be substituted for this. If diarrhoea is more and frequent then you should discontinue antibiotic and consult your doctor to change it.

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