My toddler has very fluffy loose yellow stools that are extremely foul smelling. It has been going on for 3 days now...&the won t eat much. A bite of a banana and maybe 5 saltines over the past few days. He has been drinking coconut water, water and milk. No fever & acting his normal rambunctious self....should I take him to the dr?
It seems your kid is having viral diarrhea. Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kids having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhea. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D Chat Doctor.