Question
My little one is nine months old and has been suffering from diarrhea recently, possibly due to catching a cold or food issues. We’ve tried several medications for vomiting, but the effects have been minimal. We’ve also taken her to get injections, but the child is still in pain, and the results are not significant. What are the effective drugs for treating infant diarrhea?
Answer
To accelerate the healing of infant diarrhea, it is recommended to find the cause, whether it’s a bacterial infection, rotavirus infection, or malnutrition. This requires sending a stool sample to the hospital for testing, and then selecting medication based on the test results. If there are white blood cells in the stool, consider using cephalosporin antibiotics or gentamicin; if it’s due to malnutrition, probiotics should be taken orally as well.