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Question: My son passes stool with blood traces. from last 4 days he is passing small quantity 4 times a day. the blood is bright colour like strawberry. I have attached the report. Pls advice
Brief Answer:
Greenish stools can be normal.Report normal.Cause of blood needs evaluating
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through the details as well as the attached report provided by you. The stool reports do not indicate any bacterial infection. Going by the stool report, there is nothing to worry. But the cause of blood in stool calls for further evaluation.
Generally the condition is self correcting and does not need to be treated with antibiotics. But as it is associated with bloody diarrhea, let your doctor decide if he wants to prescribe antibiotics. The passage of loose stools may continue for another few days and I would not really get concerned if hydration is adequate. It is good to know that even though the child is not accepting ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) , he is accepting other fluids. The adequacy of the hydration would be evident from the frequency of passage of urine. If that seems to be fine, you need not worry. Replenishment of the lost water and salts as the mainstay of treatment. Treatment is not supposed to bring down the frequency of passage of loose stools. But unless the child grows lethargic, I would not get concerned. It may still take 3-7 days (from the onset) to stop. I would not suggest antibiotics or any other 'medication'.
You may also give plenty of curd or yogurt. It contains plenty of beneficial bacteria which is helpful in such a situation.
You may give zinc supplementation with Zinconia Syr 2.5ml twice daily for 5 days. It will help in the intestinal healing as the diarrhoea causes some damage to the inner wall of the intestines. It is preferrable to avoid milk and wheat based items for a week or so (curd or yogurt can be given).
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Greenish stools can be normal.Report normal.Cause of blood needs evaluating
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details as well as the attached report provided by you. The stool reports do not indicate any bacterial infection. Going by the stool report, there is nothing to worry. But the cause of blood in stool calls for further evaluation.
Generally the condition is self correcting and does not need to be treated with antibiotics. But as it is associated with bloody diarrhea, let your doctor decide if he wants to prescribe antibiotics. The passage of loose stools may continue for another few days and I would not really get concerned if hydration is adequate. It is good to know that even though the child is not accepting ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) , he is accepting other fluids. The adequacy of the hydration would be evident from the frequency of passage of urine. If that seems to be fine, you need not worry. Replenishment of the lost water and salts as the mainstay of treatment. Treatment is not supposed to bring down the frequency of passage of loose stools. But unless the child grows lethargic, I would not get concerned. It may still take 3-7 days (from the onset) to stop. I would not suggest antibiotics or any other 'medication'.
You may also give plenty of curd or yogurt. It contains plenty of beneficial bacteria which is helpful in such a situation.
You may give zinc supplementation with Zinconia Syr 2.5ml twice daily for 5 days. It will help in the intestinal healing as the diarrhoea causes some damage to the inner wall of the intestines. It is preferrable to avoid milk and wheat based items for a week or so (curd or yogurt can be given).
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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