What Could Cause Watery Or Sticky Stool In A Toddler Every Time Z & D Drops Is Discontinuing And Milk Intake Is Resumed?

Posted on Sat, 28 Apr 2018

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Question : Hi my 2.5 yr daughter on Thursday passed 3 sticky stools on both Wednesday and Thursday, based on your suggestion in previous query we gave Z&D drops and stopped milk. Today we started back milk and now she passed very loose watery stools. I am worried about diet to be followed. Could you please suggest food restrictions such as can we give milk,dal ect and if milk needs to be stopped then for how many days.

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestions on diet in diarrhoea

Detailed Answer:
Hi...

This could be transient lactose intolerance.
Continue Z and D drops for total 14 days.

Regarding diet - Avoid fruit juices as they might aggravate diarrhea. You can give zinc supplements & ORS apart from normal vegetarian porridges & soups. Avoid milk for another 7 days.

Unless the kid's having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry.

Regards
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani

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