I Have A 10 Month Old Infant. We Are Out

Posted on Sat, 20 Apr 2019

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Question : I have a 10 month old infant. we are out of station. my infant is crying for last 2 hours. she is resisting food and not letting anyone touch her stomach. she is also having cough and cold. we gave her entero germina but that's not helped much.she had cerelac in morning which she threw after that she had banana and after noon we again gave cerelacin afternoon but she was resisting. can you please help?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Try to hold the head end raised. Give ORS.

Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concern. It is possible that the child is having abdominal colics. You need to hold the baby head-end elevated around 15-20 mins. The extra air taken in along with food may cause distention and hence colics. Proper burping will ensure its escape and the milk will not regurgitate back from the stomach to the food pipe, thus providing relief. You can give Coliaid Drops if you can fetch one from a local medicine shop.

Another possibility is that the child has suffered from an episode of acute gastritis or food poisoning and that could lead to throwing up as well as abdominal cramps. In that case management would be supportive and you need to give ORS (oral rehydration solution) to make up for the lost water and salts).

A clinical examination would be helpful and if possible it would be a good idea to visit a doctor if possible.

Feel free to write back.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D