Hi Doctor, My baby shireesh is 11 months old & from past 5 days he has loose motion. Doctor suggested to give him cefixime oral suspension IL. Today the frequency has reduced but the motion he passes is loose yet. kindly advise me the other possible take aways...
Hi...this seems like a viral diarrhea. Unless there is blood in the stools, there is no need to use antibiotics. Sometimes antibiotics aggravate diarrhea due to antibiotic associates diarrhea. Unless the kid is having very low urine output/ blood in stools/ green colored bilious vomiting/ seizures/ abdominal distension/ lethargic...you need not worry. I suggest you stop antibiotic and start using Zinc supplements and ORS (Oral Rely Chat Doctor. Regards -