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What Causes Bloody Stools And IBM After Treatment For Fever In Kids?

my 3yr old daughter has been fighting a fever & constipation. we took her to the doctor n they gave her gentlelax. she did her time taking the meds & now she s done but now she s starting to have bloody stools & painful bowel movements. what should i do?
Thu, 3 Nov 2016
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Blood in stools can be due to cut over anal skin because of hard stools or it could be because of infection in intestine. I suggest you to do stool routine microscopy test. This will help in confirming the diagnosis.
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What Causes Bloody Stools And IBM After Treatment For Fever In Kids?

Blood in stools can be due to cut over anal skin because of hard stools or it could be because of infection in intestine. I suggest you to do stool routine microscopy test. This will help in confirming the diagnosis.