Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... My 15 month old had the stomach flu with vomiting and diarrhea for 9 days. His stomach is now bloated, he is slightly gassy. Our regular pediatrician ordered a stomach x-ray whicChatDoctore back normal. Does this happen frequently or should we be worried about an intestinal blockage?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. 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.