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Vomiting,loose motion and fever
Dear Dr,
My son(age 1.6yrs,9.5kg) is suffering vomitting (Sunday afternoon onwards), loose motion (Monday morning onwards) and now added fever which high temperature ( monitored 100.5,101.3,102.3,101.7). I have consulted with doctor and he gave paracetamol pediatrics oral 250(started morning itself) and cefpodoxime & Potassium clavulanate( started tonight only).. still baby is dehydrated and we are giving ors and rice waters etc.. he is not able to drink water also... motions are not stopped without any foods... I am worried and scared... Please help us.
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Hi pls don’t worry
Fever for the first 24hours of any viral /bacterial infection will be frequent
How is his urine output
Give Emeset for vomiting
Next Steps
Pls consult in person if his urine output is low and intake is also reduced significantly and is dehydrated
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Your child having fever, loose stools and vomiting points towards Acute Gastroenteritis, probably of viral origin.
Your child would need fluids to ward off dehydration due to increased losses. In this scenario, if he is not able to drink, you need to visit your nearest hospital to get him reviewed for dehydration and starting IV fluids as necessary. Antibiotics are not a necessity and can unnecessarily prolong a diarrheal bout.
Next Steps
take your child to a hospital for review of hydration status
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Delays in starting IV fluids if child is unable to drink is a very sticky clinical situation and needs avoiding.
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