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Question: I was changing my baby....there was a small bit of poop that hit the sheet, I wiped it immediately with a diaper wipe....my baby then touched sheet and I am afraid it still had germs on it....he put his hands in his mouth...I am worried he got ecoli...should I have him tested? Can this make him septic?
Brief Answer:
Chances of your son falling ill is not quite high
Detailed Answer:
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I am sorry to hear about the fact that your child has put his soiled hands in his mouth. But I can assure you that you need not panic. All I would say is that wait and see whether anything happens. Unless your child grows ill and develops a fever or reduced temperature and grows lethargic, you need not get overactive. Although he can get E coli and get septic, the chances are very less. Only in the above mentioned cases, you need to rush to a doctor and get the child tested. The tests required in that scenario are: complete blood count, c-reactive protein (CRP) and stool microscopy.
I understand your concerns. Hope for the best possible outcome for your son.
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Dr. Diptanshu Das
Chances of your son falling ill is not quite high
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I am sorry to hear about the fact that your child has put his soiled hands in his mouth. But I can assure you that you need not panic. All I would say is that wait and see whether anything happens. Unless your child grows ill and develops a fever or reduced temperature and grows lethargic, you need not get overactive. Although he can get E coli and get septic, the chances are very less. Only in the above mentioned cases, you need to rush to a doctor and get the child tested. The tests required in that scenario are: complete blood count, c-reactive protein (CRP) and stool microscopy.
I understand your concerns. Hope for the best possible outcome for your son.
If you found my answer helpful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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Dr. Prasad
When would symptoms appear?
Is it worse that the sheet was in the playpen for a day? I wiped it up pretty good
Is it worse that the sheet was in the playpen for a day? I wiped it up pretty good
Brief Answer:
If symptoms occur, they should start within a couple of days
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking back.
I do not expect the symptoms to appear and I do not suppose that anything bad will happen. I have already tried to assure on that. In case the symptoms appear, they are unlikely to take more than a couple of days to appear. Vomiting or loose motion could be the initial symptoms if anything goes wrong.
The sheet being in the playpen simply made it available for the child to touch. But a child is often seen to be playing with its own poo so I would not consider it unusual. I do not think that you need to be anxious about this.
If symptoms occur, they should start within a couple of days
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking back.
I do not expect the symptoms to appear and I do not suppose that anything bad will happen. I have already tried to assure on that. In case the symptoms appear, they are unlikely to take more than a couple of days to appear. Vomiting or loose motion could be the initial symptoms if anything goes wrong.
The sheet being in the playpen simply made it available for the child to touch. But a child is often seen to be playing with its own poo so I would not consider it unusual. I do not think that you need to be anxious about this.
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