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Loose motion for 2 weeks

2017-07-12 14:41:00
Doctor, my little one is 5 months old and is having loose motion for last 2 weeks. No fever, no pain, baby is very active as usual, just that he poos 10 times a day which is frothy and more liquid. Doctor gave some medicines for infection and ors but not getting better. Any suggestins ?
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Persistent loose stools more than 2 weeks is chronic diarrhoea Need zinc supplementation,ors,probiotics And evaluation with stool examination and culture And other few tests to know the cause Contact your doctor Hydrate your kid adequately with more fluids and curd or buttermilk which contains probiotic naturally

Answered2017-07-13 03:43:19

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Baby may not need antibiotics now...may get urine culture done..if baby active, n healthy, need not worry..jus give breast feeds..watch for urine output,weight gain...avoid bottle feeding..
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Answered2017-07-13 03:18:54

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