Question
The baby girl, just three months old, has been receiving intravenous fluids at the children’s hospital for seven days due to pediatric pneumonia. The pneumonia has now cleared up, but she is experiencing diarrhea, which is particularly loose and white with a slight yellowish tinge. Should we continue the intravenous treatment, or will the vomiting stop after discontinuing the medication?
Answer
The child’s current diarrhea may be due to gastrointestinal dysfunction caused by the common cold during the illness, resulting in a recurrence of physiological diarrhea. Additionally, the medication used for the baby is not clear, and if antibiotics were administered, it may have caused this adverse reaction. It is recommended that such a young child still visit a regular pediatrician’s office for routine blood and stool tests, and follow the doctor’s diagnosis and treatment instructions. During this period, if breastfeeding, the mother should have a light diet and avoid catching a cold.