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Suggest Remedy For Recurring Amoeba Infection In 9 Months Old
My 9mos. old daughter is infected by amoeba for a month already. We consulted a pedia then prescribed Flagyl. The bacteria was gone then after a week it came back and we rushed my daughter to the hospital and stayed there for 3nights and she has dextrose. We went out as the doctor said it s gone. We had our daughter undergone stool exam last 3-4 days amoeba is 0-1 however, RBC (for blood in the stool ) is 6-10 now, before it was just 4-6. My daughter s poop is still wet and has an unlikely odor. She is now taking rotazide(dont know the exact term). We have a sterilizer for bottles and distilled water for her milk.
Fri, 17 Mar 2017
Hello Mam,
I just read your query. The main cause for amoebiasis is contaminated food and water. Amoebiasis is most commonly caused by entamoeba histolytica.
*As you have mentioned that the infection re occurs in your daughter, and it usually transmitted through fecal oral route. The reason behind this might be that sometimes amoeba when enters in body and took time to eradicate and in your daughter there might be chances that it was not eradicated completely and was present in her intestinal tract and spread again through fecal oral route. Other reason can be inappropriate sanitary measure.
* To help prevent spread of infection again and again adopt some preventive measures as medicine you are already giving to her:
*Wash hands thoroughly with soap and hot running water for atleast 10 to 15 seconds after going to toilet or changing baby's diaper and before handling food.
*Clean bathroom and toilet seats and taps regularly.
*Avoid sharing of towels to help prevent infection.
*Avoid using raw vegetables.
*Boil water if you use water in other food items.
*Use glass bottles in place of plastic bottles as glass bottles are better while preventing any infection. Try to change nipples of bottles after 7 to 10 days. Boil bottle and nipple every time before use as it would be more helpful than alone using steriliser.
*As your daughter is already 9 months old then you can try giving her milk and other liquids with the help of sipper and can try giving her with the help of spoon as this will also help her because bottle feeding is more prone to infection.
* Try all these preventive measures and you will soon feel positive results.
* I hope you are satisfied with my answer.
Thank you.
I just read your query. The main cause for amoebiasis is contaminated food and water. Amoebiasis is most commonly caused by entamoeba histolytica.
*As you have mentioned that the infection re occurs in your daughter, and it usually transmitted through fecal oral route. The reason behind this might be that sometimes amoeba when enters in body and took time to eradicate and in your daughter there might be chances that it was not eradicated completely and was present in her intestinal tract and spread again through fecal oral route. Other reason can be inappropriate sanitary measure.
* To help prevent spread of infection again and again adopt some preventive measures as medicine you are already giving to her:
*Wash hands thoroughly with soap and hot running water for atleast 10 to 15 seconds after going to toilet or changing baby's diaper and before handling food.
*Clean bathroom and toilet seats and taps regularly.
*Avoid sharing of towels to help prevent infection.
*Avoid using raw vegetables.
*Boil water if you use water in other food items.
*Use glass bottles in place of plastic bottles as glass bottles are better while preventing any infection. Try to change nipples of bottles after 7 to 10 days. Boil bottle and nipple every time before use as it would be more helpful than alone using steriliser.
*As your daughter is already 9 months old then you can try giving her milk and other liquids with the help of sipper and can try giving her with the help of spoon as this will also help her because bottle feeding is more prone to infection.
* Try all these preventive measures and you will soon feel positive results.
* I hope you are satisfied with my answer.
Thank you.
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