Hello, my 1 year old son had a noticeably swollen belly last night. There weren t any indications of pain with palpitations and it appears less swollen this morning. He has also suffered from hot stool, where it burns or rashes his rear if not cleaned immediately. The consitency of his stool ranges from more solid but soft pieces to greenish, watery diarrhea. More so of the later lately and about 5-7 poopy diapers a day. His nutrition does not include any acidic fruits with a balance of protein, whole grains, mild fruits and vegetables. He drinks either water, whole organic milk and sometimes watered down Odwalla Superfood. We ve periodically removed items (like wheat, corn, gluten, dairy) from his diet with no change in the rashes and/or stools. At about 6 months old he contacted thrush in his mouth. He has also had a yeast infection that was somewhat difficult to get rid of (about 8 months old).
Hi, 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.