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How To Treat For Amoeba In Children?
hi my 1 yr old daughter had her amoeba back, and i am worried because everytime she drinks her milk, she poops, watery stools. what would be the best thing to do for that? she was prescribed with metronidazole 3 times a day 5ml for 1 week, she had a history of amoeba, she was 6 mos when she had it and it came back again. the dr. advised to give her lactose free milk,
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some things i like to know about her . since when she is suffering from loose stools? how frequenly she has loose stools ? do u give her purified water ? what her weigh and lenth? amoeba is not so common cause of diarrhea. commnest cause of diarrhea is viral that is self limiting in 5-7 days . did she underwent stool exam so that you saying it is amoeba.we give ors, Zinc and lactobaccilus in loose stools
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