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Infant With Diarrhea, Persistent Dehydration, Distended Tummy. Reason?
My 14 month old son, usually happy and content, has been sick and still has diahrrea... he s eating better now, but is still dehydrated and suddenly has a very distended tummy. He s seems happy enough, but has bits of fussiness here and there... not drinking as much as usually yet either, but he looks well and I can t see any other reason to think that he isn t on the road to recovery... He threw up for 24 hrs last Sunday (6 days ago) and then he s had the runs since then... he ate a bit more today, but the big tummy is concerning me. I do think he hasgas because he has been tooting quite a bit... what is the distended tummy all about??
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Wed, 5 Dec 2012
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Hi,
The cause of abdominal distension in your child may be
- gaseous distension which can happen after diarrhoea
2- potassium deficiency due to loose motions.
watch him and if it does not improve ,take him to the doctor again.
Good luck
The cause of abdominal distension in your child may be
- gaseous distension which can happen after diarrhoea
2- potassium deficiency due to loose motions.
watch him and if it does not improve ,take him to the doctor again.
Good luck
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