2 Year Old with Diarrhea for 2 Weeks as of Today-anyone Else's Child Have This?

I would think its a food sensitivity or allergy if its not a stomach bug. Maybe ask for a referral to the allergist.

My little guys had diarrhea and vomiting back in March. Lasted less than a week for both though. You need to give your little guy some probiotics. I think the best for diarrhea is Saccaromyces Boulardii (sp?). It can also prevent travelers diarrhea if you ever need to.

Have you talked to your doctor about adding some probiotics especially since he has had diarreha for the last 2 wks? Take a look at my article and the references for it here:

http://www.examiner.com/x-7158-Chicago-Family-Health-Exam...

Sounds like he may be having some food allergy/food intolerance issues and would recommend seeing a pediatric allergist.

J. W. MPH
Chicago Examiner Family Health Expert

My son had the same thing a few months back! We took the stool samples in and everything. Turned out it just needed another week to work it out of his system and he was fine. Just be sure he's getting enough fluids!

I think there is something going around.

My otherwise perfectly healthy toddler has had diarrhea for about a week now. Kids at his daycare have been sick and presenting with similar symptoms. Of course, their ding-dong parents just keep bringing them and bringing them when they should be keeping their sick kids at home, as not to infect the whole place...ugh! Our son also just has the diarrhea; no change in behavior, mood, or eating.

We doubt that, for our son, it is a milk allergy issue. He's tolerated milk perfectly fine since introducing it over a year ago. Given the potential viral infection and continuing diarrhea, we have stopped giving him milk and milk products to let his gut get 'back to normal' and are giving him Florastor (an OTC probiotic; just ask the pharmacist for it) to help. The diarrhea has also caused a horrible diaper rash, so he is on antibiotic ointment for that and it seems to be helping. Finally, we're also on the BRAT diet and hoping it helps. His pediatrician wants us to bring him back if he is still having diarrhea at two weeks to test his stools. He also mentioned that he's seeing a lot of this lately.

Good luck to you - I know the diarrhea really sucks!

My partner is experiencing the same thing and we're at our wits end. When you get your test results back I'd love to hear what you learn.