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Suggest Treatment For Loose Stools In A Child

My baby is turning 7 months in 3 days. She has been having Cold (cough with phlegm, running nose) for about a week plus now. Had fever for about 2 days a day after her 6in1 vaccination. Her paeds gave her some medications (Ventolin to decrease cough, Rhiniramine for runny nose and Mucosolvan for sputum thinner) She is not getting any better and she has watery stool everyday since she started on the medications. Should I go back to her Paeds? Is it something that I should worry?
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Hi...too many syrup formulations can cause diarrhea in such young kids due to the excess sugar in the syrups. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol.
For cold you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days.
For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Suggest Treatment For Loose Stools In A Child

Hi...too many syrup formulations can cause diarrhea in such young kids due to the excess sugar in the syrups. Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in children. For cold you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15mg/kg/dose every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold you can use Cetrizine at 0.25mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal drops will do, every 4-6th hourly to relive nasal congestion. Regards - Dr. Sumanth