my 6 moth old seems to be runnng a teething fever since yesteray. she also had very different bowel movent, normally a yellow brown this was thicker dark brn to green with white chunks. could this be seious? she is mostly breasfed with formula when i work. she started baby food but has yet to master eating from a spoon so doesnt get much more than tastes
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Nonspecific different bowel movement like this along with fever could be viral illness. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Regards -