Question
Last night, I suddenly had diarrhea with egg-flower-like stools, and my urine was fine. Today afternoon, I had a fever of 38.2 degrees Celsius. How should I treat it? Thank you!
Answer
Hello: There is a possibility of enteritis. It is recommended that you take your child to the hospital for examination and treatment to avoid missing the disease. Moreover, severe infections in infants and toddlers with diarrhea are rare, and the misuse of antibiotics is common during treatment. If there are no more than 10 red blood cells in the stool and there are no systemic infection and toxic symptoms, no antibiotics (including antibacterial and antiviral) should be used for a baby who is normal in feeding, playing, and mental state. Treatment mainly involves using Simethicone, with an interval of 1-2 hours between doses of Mommy Love or Synbiotics oral solution. The course lasts for 1-2 weeks, and Simethicone can be discontinued when the stool frequency decreases to less than 5 times a day, while continuing to use Mommy Love or Synbiotics for another 2 weeks.