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Need Medication For Diarrhea Causing Abdominal Pain

My daughter is up with her 19 month old daughter who seems to be in pain. Her abdomen is hard to the touch and she has explosive diarrhea. She us gagging and did vomit yesterday. This has gone on for 2 days and she does not seem to want to eat. There is no fever.
Thu, 2 Mar 2017
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Hi your child is having gastroenteeritis.,gastroenteritis is mostly viral in nature and settles in few days .Howeverantibiotic like Azithromycin and metronidazole for 3 dayscan be given after stool examination, along with an antispasmodic .Start a probiotic. Give plenty of fluids. Give lemonade,curd,rice porridge,banana. Repeated hand washing should be encouraged and NO to all junk food items.Stool microscopy test should be done. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can help further.
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Need Medication For Diarrhea Causing Abdominal Pain

Hi your child is having gastroenteeritis.,gastroenteritis is mostly viral in nature and settles in few days .Howeverantibiotic like Azithromycin and metronidazole for 3 dayscan be given after stool examination, along with an antispasmodic .Start a probiotic. Give plenty of fluids. Give lemonade,curd,rice porridge,banana. Repeated hand washing should be encouraged and NO to all junk food items.Stool microscopy test should be done. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can help further. Thanks