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Frequent bowel movement
Hello doctors my son is 8 year old actually my question is from couple of days my son is going potty very frequent it started from December 4 on 4 th December 1 month ago he have diarrhea we gave medicine and then diarrhea subside then again on 25 December he have 4-5 times stool but after 1-2 days it's subside and again from 3 days he is having frequent stools stools is not complete watery but soft stools and 4-5 times a day why this is happening very frequent please tell in last 45 days he have many episodes of loose stools 4-5 times a day please tell what could be the reason he is nearly 8 year old
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Consult nearby pediatrician for further workup and treatment.
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Loose stools with increased frequency is ongoing on and off for a month. So, it is advised to go for stool routine and culture to prevent any blind treatment.
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consult your pediatrician
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Consider a course of probiotics
Encourage more liquids
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Dr. Abhishek Khandelwal
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Raipur
Pls consult nearby pediatrician
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Consult with Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment
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Dr. Alpana Meena
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Sawai Madhopur
Did he took any antibiotics or are stools associated with blood or mucus, might be possibility of antibiotic induced diarrhoea and medication induced, go for stools culture,
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Physically consult ,
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Soft diet, avoid outside food
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