Suggest treatment for diarrhea and cough in a child
Patient: My 2.5 months child is suffering from diarrea, gastro with little cough. His stool reports shows it contains mucus, blood & bacteria. Doctor prescribed Zifi oral drops, Colimex drops & flatuna oral drops. Could you please guide me are these prescriptions can cure my child.? or any special treatment needed.? Please advise. I am very much upset about my child s health. Doctor: Thank you for contacting me. Infective diarrhoea in 2 month old is in most cases due to faulty feeding especially if on bottle feed . I would stop bottle feed and ask feed only breast milk. Is there fever ? YOu have not told if there is incessant vomiting also.In case there is bacterial dysentery the antibiotic is necessary and as stool culture is not always practical, we an empirical antibiotic. The colimex is for colic and flatulent for gaseous disturbance. This treatment should help and you watch for response. THe little dough you said can be due to a viral infection or allergic cough . YOu have not mentioned if there is fever. If not infective children will just cough if possetting ( regurgitation of milk which is common due to lack of strength in theier Gastro espahgic sphincter ( muscle that at junction of food pipe and stomach ) irritates them. I would try giving anti cold drops and see.YOu can review and let me know.Take care regards.