Is Breast-milk Advisable While Having Diarrhea?

Posted on Fri, 27 Jan 2017

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Question : sir my grand son is eleven months old and get loose motion since two days.i have advised to give enterogermina spore one dose per day, but it was not working. further should we stop breast feeding for the baby

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Not a cause for concern.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Breast milk also takes care of immunity against common ailments like cough and cold, and diarrhea. So, automatically your worries would be reduced and you should not stop breast milk.

For a baby at this age, it is normal to pass stool several times a day or even after each feed.

Alternatively the child may pass stool once in 10 days and that is normal too. No harm if the child does not take Enterogermina. Rather, give him curd or yogurt. It contains beneficial bacteria and should have similar effect like Enterogermina.

It is important to give adequate fluid supplementation to the baby. You can give ORS (oral rehydration solution).

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee