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Diarrhea and fever
My 2 yr old son suffering from diarrhea and fever from last night. He has habit of eating wall paint and picking up stones, we used to keep an eye on him but I think he might have eaten something. Please help me it's really difficult to find any Doctor in this lockdown, Everyone is busy with covid19 patient.
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Please specify the amount of stools done since last night.
For fever Syp Paracetamol (5 ml/ 250 g) 4 ml as and when required (temp > 100.4 Fahrenheit)
Give him ORS 50-100 ml after each loose stool.
Satchet Bifilac 1/2 satchet a day.
Syp Zn 20 - 5 ml 24 hourly
Keep cleanliness around.
His habits of eating wall paint needs to be treated with Iron after the fever/diarrhoea subsides.
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Usually complaints like these take 3-4 days to subside
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Revert back if the fever fails to subside.
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Give ors solution to drink.
Drop zn 20 1 ml once a day.
He seems to have PICA. Might well be anemic also.
Anemia and pica would be treated once his loose stools subside.
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