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What Causes Stomach Pain, Diarrhea And Blood In Stool?
my son is 8 and has been complaining about stomach aches for two weeks, off and on, he has had diarrhea about 3 times in the last two weeks and throw up once, there was also a little blood in his stool yesterday, called his doctors office and they don't think there is an issue, should i contact a specialist?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi, welcome to HCM.
Your child has blood in stools and is complaining of pain in abdomen for 2 weeks, this could be due to dysentery.
Dysentery usually occurs due to bacterial or amoebic infection, at this it's mostly bacterial.
In my opinion, you should give tablet oflox-ornidazole half tab three times a day for 3 days and give tablet albendazole once at night before sleep.
I hope this will help you.
Review after 2 days.
Take care.
Regards: Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
Your child has blood in stools and is complaining of pain in abdomen for 2 weeks, this could be due to dysentery.
Dysentery usually occurs due to bacterial or amoebic infection, at this it's mostly bacterial.
In my opinion, you should give tablet oflox-ornidazole half tab three times a day for 3 days and give tablet albendazole once at night before sleep.
I hope this will help you.
Review after 2 days.
Take care.
Regards: Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
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