My 3 yr old has had diharrea fro 13 days, the first 8 days he was going anywhere from 10-12 times a day. And the last 5 days have not been as frequent but has a mucus look to it. Should i be worried? Took him to ped doctor and they say it is a virus. Not sure if i should do stool sample and bring it to a lab?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. It seems your kid is having viral diarrhea - WHICH IS ALREADY ON THE RECOVERY PATH. 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.