Hello Doctor. My two and half year old boy had a viral respiratory infection since 14th July 2014. After 3-4 days he developed viral diarrhea. As on 24th July 2014, he has a residual cough and his stools are still pasty and dark colored. When will this condition resolve completely?
Thanks for posting your query at Chat Doctor. I am sorry to hear that your baby is not doing well. You have not indicated whether antibiotics had been given to him or whether they are still being given. Cough is generally caused due to a viral infection and has an allergic component along with. If antibiotics are given they also kill the beneficial bacteria and cause diarrhea. It is more likely to be an antibiotic associated diarrhea rather than a viral diarrhea in this case. You can give him steam inhalation which will help in relieving the cough. After the course of antibiotics are completed, the stool should gradually normalize. If I had a patient like this, I would give Enterogermina along with. In the meantime you should continue giving him proper diet and plenty of fluids to Chat Doctor. Hope that I could resolve your query. Feel free to communicate back in case of further queries if any.