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Question: hi,doctor....my 4 month old son is having loose motions since 3 days....he was passing stools 14-15 times a day...then i visited a local child physian...dr told me to give child gutflox oral suspension 2.5 ml twice a day and tufpro liquid once a day...now it almost three days over....and my son is still passing stools 7-9 times a day...what should i do now...is there any problem...thankss
Brief Answer:
It may take a few more days for the stool frequency to come down
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone carefully through the details provided by you. In most cases, loose motions in children is caused due to a virus called rotavirus where antibiotics are ineffective. But let me assure that passing stool 10 times a day can be normal in infants and I would not really worry if your child passes stool 7-9 times a day. All you need to do is to give extra amount of breast feeding, or if that is not applicable, give ORS or Pedialyte to replenish the lost water and salts. Unless the child grows lethargic, I would not get concerned.
Gutflox is an antibiotic. When you have started it, please complete the course of 5 days. But it will provide relief only if the cause was bacterial. The loose motions are not likely to stop all of a sudden. It may still take 3-7 days (from the onset) to stop. You may give zinc supplementation with Zinconia Syr 2ml once daily for 5 days. It will help in the intestinal healing as the diarrhoea causes some damage to the inner wall of the intestines.
Be patient. Give ORS and the medicines. It would soon be fine.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
It may take a few more days for the stool frequency to come down
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through the details provided by you. In most cases, loose motions in children is caused due to a virus called rotavirus where antibiotics are ineffective. But let me assure that passing stool 10 times a day can be normal in infants and I would not really worry if your child passes stool 7-9 times a day. All you need to do is to give extra amount of breast feeding, or if that is not applicable, give ORS or Pedialyte to replenish the lost water and salts. Unless the child grows lethargic, I would not get concerned.
Gutflox is an antibiotic. When you have started it, please complete the course of 5 days. But it will provide relief only if the cause was bacterial. The loose motions are not likely to stop all of a sudden. It may still take 3-7 days (from the onset) to stop. You may give zinc supplementation with Zinconia Syr 2ml once daily for 5 days. It will help in the intestinal healing as the diarrhoea causes some damage to the inner wall of the intestines.
Be patient. Give ORS and the medicines. It would soon be fine.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
actually dr...around 7-8 days ago i started giving my child biscuit(mashed)in milk...after 3 days of that he got the loose motion problem...dr suggest me to stop biscuit....3 days before i stop giving him biscuit with milk...could mashed biscuit with milk cause these problem...thankss...and plzz what should i give my son other than mother feed...thanksss
Brief Answer:
The mashed biscuits could have led to digestion problems and diarrhea
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
I would not have suggested early introduction of semisolids at this age. May be, I would perhaps waited till 6 months of age. It is possible that the child had difficulty in digesting the newly introduced complex carbohydrates of the biscuits and the frequency of passage of stools had increased due to the same. I would not recommend anything other than mother's breast milk at this age. Just continue it and things would be fine. Unless the child grows lethargic, you need not worry.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
The mashed biscuits could have led to digestion problems and diarrhea
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
I would not have suggested early introduction of semisolids at this age. May be, I would perhaps waited till 6 months of age. It is possible that the child had difficulty in digesting the newly introduced complex carbohydrates of the biscuits and the frequency of passage of stools had increased due to the same. I would not recommend anything other than mother's breast milk at this age. Just continue it and things would be fine. Unless the child grows lethargic, you need not worry.
Hope that helps.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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Dr. Pradeep Vitta
hello dr...yesterday i visited my childs doctor...he still has loose motions...but he is passing stools 4-5 times now...but his weight is decreased 60 grams...plzz tell me what should i do now...is there any problem...7-8 days before his weight was 6400 grm...bus yesterday it was 6340 grams...plzz reply soon
Brief Answer:
All you need to do: give increased breast feeding.Weight loss not unusual
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
The passage of loose stools may continue for a few days and it is also not unusual for a child to loose some weight during such periods. But all you need to do is to give extra amount of breast feeding to compensate for the lost water and salts.
You need not panic.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
All you need to do: give increased breast feeding.Weight loss not unusual
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
The passage of loose stools may continue for a few days and it is also not unusual for a child to loose some weight during such periods. But all you need to do is to give extra amount of breast feeding to compensate for the lost water and salts.
You need not panic.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
hello dr...my son is passing stool now 2-3 time...but his stools are a little bit watery...and he is passing green colour stools...what should i have to do now...plz reply soon thankss...he is taking only zinc powder as medicne....as the other schedule of medicines has been completed...
Brief Answer:
You need not worry. Just continue ORS and zinc supplement
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Passing watery and green stool 2-3 times is absolutely acceptable. I would not worry about it. Just give ORS from time to time. Green stool occurs due to rapid transit of fecal matter through large intestine leaving little time for the bile pigments to get converted to the yellow coloured pigments of stool. It is not a cause for concern. Give the zinc supplementation for around 5 days.
You need not worry. It would soon be fine.
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Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
You need not worry. Just continue ORS and zinc supplement
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Passing watery and green stool 2-3 times is absolutely acceptable. I would not worry about it. Just give ORS from time to time. Green stool occurs due to rapid transit of fecal matter through large intestine leaving little time for the bile pigments to get converted to the yellow coloured pigments of stool. It is not a cause for concern. Give the zinc supplementation for around 5 days.
You need not worry. It would soon be fine.
If you found my answer to be helpful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
dr...i have arrived at home now...and just my wife has told me that my son has passed stools 4-5 times today...so is there any problem...and how much ors should i give him once a time...thankss...replyyy soon
Brief Answer:
No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
As I have already mentioned, there is no need to worry even if the diarrhoea continues for a while. Irrespective of the frequency of passage of stool, just give ORS and things would be fine. Giving around 400-600 ml of ORS per day should be reasonable for your child but there is no limit on the same.
Hope that helps.
If you found my answer to be helpful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
No need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
As I have already mentioned, there is no need to worry even if the diarrhoea continues for a while. Irrespective of the frequency of passage of stool, just give ORS and things would be fine. Giving around 400-600 ml of ORS per day should be reasonable for your child but there is no limit on the same.
Hope that helps.
If you found my answer to be helpful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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