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What Causes Frequent Diarrhea Despite Giving Enflor Powder?

My son is 1.5 years old and he has suddendly started passing watery stools. The count is 15/day and this is the first day he has shown this behavior. I have given him enflor sachet and pediatral to avoid dehydration. Pl let me know whatbelse incqb give him to stop his stools
Fri, 24 Mar 2017
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hi, welcome to this forum. Can understand your concerns.
* Loose stools around 15 times in a day can be due to acute gastroenteritis, or food poisoning.
* The main thing that we have to take care in loose stools is dehydration. Give ORS solution to child so that hydration can be maintained. Give more fluids to child. Give soft diet to child.
* Prebiotic which you are already giving is beneficial and improves intestinal immunity.
* If loose stools persist, then child may require antibiotic. An examination by doctor should be done so that we may not miss any important finding like dehydration.
* If there is no improvement in 24 hours, persistent vomiting, persistent loose stools, or decreased activity then you should immediately take the child to hospital.
I hope this will help you. Wishing your child good health. Take care.
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What Causes Frequent Diarrhea Despite Giving Enflor Powder?

hi, welcome to this forum. Can understand your concerns. * Loose stools around 15 times in a day can be due to acute gastroenteritis, or food poisoning. * The main thing that we have to take care in loose stools is dehydration. Give ORS solution to child so that hydration can be maintained. Give more fluids to child. Give soft diet to child. * Prebiotic which you are already giving is beneficial and improves intestinal immunity. * If loose stools persist, then child may require antibiotic. An examination by doctor should be done so that we may not miss any important finding like dehydration. * If there is no improvement in 24 hours, persistent vomiting, persistent loose stools, or decreased activity then you should immediately take the child to hospital. I hope this will help you. Wishing your child good health. Take care.