Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My 3 year old daughter had pale yellow stools for approximately 4-5 days. She passed a large amount of clear mucus in her underware when she passed gas. Is this cause for concern? No fever, No changes in behavior, occassional abd. cramping relieved by BM., eating normally.
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.