My 2-1/2 year old son has barely eaten the last few days and has loose clay colored or pale yellowish stools that are very foul fishy smelling. He threw up one morning, was fine the next, and then threw up again the third day. Any idea on what could be the cause?
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.