my baby is 11months + old. He is doing latrine more than 5 times since yesterday. The condition of latrine is thick. Some eruption also appearing at anus. We have shown doctor and prescribed walamycin 4times daily for 4days. We are giving him ORS also. Please advise.
I appreciate your concern. In an 11-month-old, frequent stools can be increased gastronomic reflex in child Chat Doctor.  I would first ask the mother if the child is bottle-fed or breastfed / In bottle fed babies these unpleasant side effects are seen, and I would ask to stop bottle immediately and feed from a cup or glass or a baby sipper and avoid bottle nipple. Most importantly I would rule out hypothyroidism as a cause for constipation by a simple TSH test. If normal I would recommend more water and fiber containing homemade food. If there is no relief, a safe Lactulose (Complex carboy