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Suggest Treatment For Acute Dysentery In Children

Posted on Sat, 4 Jul 2015

Question: hello sir, my babu is 1 year 3months.he passes gum motions 6 to7 times per day.plz give me advise sir

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestion on mucous stools

Detailed Answer:
Hi....it seems your kid is having acute dysentery. I have a few questions for you...

Questions:
1. What was the birth weight and what is the current weight?
2. How many times per day he is passing like this?
3. Is the stool oily and floats in the pan?
4. Is there any blood in the stools?
5. How is the urine output?
6. How is the activity of the kid?
7. How is he accepting feeds..... Normal or less?
8. Is there any fever?

Please answer the questions and I will be glad to help you.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar