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Can I give ORS for 5 months old
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My son is 5 months old his weight is 5.6 kg...,
He is suffering from diaheria, can I give ORS with water??
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Yess… ors can be given in such circumstances
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Yes. Mix as per instructions on it
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
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8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Preferably avoid it
Continue breastfeeding
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Dr. Ajay K R
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore Rural
Yea ORS can be given. You must add zinc gluconate 2.5 ml once daily and sachet econorm 1 sachet twice daily
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
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5 yrs exp
Rajkot
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