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20-Month Old Has Diarrhea and Horrible Diaper Rash
Asked by D.D. from Dallas
on September 1, 2008
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My twenty-month old has had diarrhea for about 3 weeks now. I have taken her to the pediatrician and all of the parasite stool tests came back normal. Almost all of ...
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- Ask you doctor about giving your baby, and your family pro and prebiotics to get your stomachs the good bacteria they need. Probiotics are the good bacteria. Prebioti...
- One of my daughters had a very similar problem for a long time. First, you may have to remove the applesauce from the BRAT diet, because the citrus in the fruit is ir...
- I have never dealt with diarrhea for that long on my baby, but we have gotten some BAD rashes associated with it before. There seems to be some stomach bugs going aro...
Pepto to a 2 Year Old
Asked by C.L. from Washington DC
on July 11, 2009
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Hey I just got up with my daughter she has diarriah, can i give her a little bit of pepto?
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- Check ingredients. I think pepto contains aspirin, which you should never give to a child (because of Reye Syndrome). Our pediatrician recommends yogurt, rice, banan...
- Pedialyte would be MUCH better than pepto for her. Check out www.askdrsears.com or www.mothering.com. Good luck, so sad when the babes are sick. S.
- Well that all depends on what school you are. Pepto is safe for children in small doses. But if you read the bottle anymore it doesn't say it isn't but it doesn't say ...
Stomach Virus in a 3 Year Old
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on January 9, 2009
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Hey Moms,
I am at my wits end. I have a 3 year old that has had diarrhea since last Friday and it seems to only have gotten worse. We took him to his pediatrician...
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- They do have suppositories that will help, do not know whether any are available over-the-counter but I have had several friends that have used them with their childre...
- Have them test him for Rotavirus. I think it's the season for that. My son got it this summer after 3 days of being in the hospital from dehydration they figured out t...
- It sounds like you are doing all the right things. I agree with the other posts about BRAT diet, etc., but I have one more recommendation that you might want to ask...
Diarrhea in 7 Month Old`
Asked by B.I. from Dallas
on March 16, 2007
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HELP.. i have a 7 month old boy who has had diarrhea Since Monday (it is now Friday)--- he's gotten a pretty bad rash on his bumm-- but i feel horrible for my little m...
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- Well you have lots of good advice already about keeping fluids and medicine for the baby bottom. Both my kids had problems with over the counter creams, none of th...
- My little girl who is 6 months old just got over having diarrhea for the past 10 days. Everyone in the family has had either diarrhea or throwing up version of a stom...
- Hi Bobbie, Use Dr. Smith's Diaper Cream!!! It is the best...lather on, leave on thick, and his bottom will clear up. Hang in there, K.
Teething Really Bad.
Asked by C.D. from Los Angeles
on December 17, 2007
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My 7 month old son is getting his third tooth. His teething is horrible. A really bad runny nose, diarehha, and he throws up. he did this with his first two teeth a...
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- You should absolutely call the dr, just to be sure that he doesn't have anything else. First & foremost you need to replinish his electrolytes that he is losing from t...
- A friend of mine just went through the same thing with her daughter. She thought she had the stomach flu but the next day she realized her first tooth had broken thro...
- Get him some pedialite Popsicles. It will help keep him hydrated and they are obviously cold, so they will help sooth his sore gums. Also, have you tried Motrin, or ...
Sick One Year Old
Asked by A.C. from Tampa
on April 2, 2007
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Hi mommies,
I have a one year old little girl who for the last two days has had diareaha. It has gotten so bad that she has gotten a terrible diaper rash from it. ...
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- I know it's so sad to see our babies hurt, but especially their little hinnies :( My son just went through a similar problem except his diarrhea was so bad that his s...
- Whenever my little one has diahrea I always combat it with feeding him Bananas. Bananas help harden their stool. But don't do it for too many days because then you'll ...
- My son suffered like this at one because he thought it would be funny and lick the bottom of his shoe yuck and got really sick. The best thing to do for the rash is ke...
Pregnancy Concerns
Asked by S.S. from Seattle
on September 16, 2008
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I was just curious about having diarhea during pregnancy. Is it bad. Should I go to the doctor and get checked out?
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- I don't want to scare you, however with our 2nd child I started having diarhea almost as soon as I became pregnant. I had it the entire time I was pregnent. The OBGYN ...
- No matter what just give your Doc. a call. I went back and forth during my pregnancy. I was either really stopped up or running to the washroon every 10 min. and havin...
- S., Make sure you stay hydrated and try the BRAT diet for a few days. Banannas Rice Applesauce Toast If you are having difficulties hydrating, try some Gator...
Teething
Asked by A.M. from Peoria
on March 21, 2007
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My son has had diarrhea for about five days. I thought that is was from the medication that he was on but was not sure because he had been on it before and never had ...
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- I have three girls, all three of them had the loose stools with teething. I had the same problem with the day care and I had to pay even when they wearnt there. Try a ...
- It could be possible. Every kid is different, and you will get to know his quirks. My kid only got a diaper rash when she was teething...and that would be the only s...
- Hi A.. Poor lil guy. I know his tush is probably sore! K...one thing to look at is his diet. Depending on his allergies, one of the best things you can do is the BR...
14 Mo Old with Diarrhea
Asked by J.W. from Richland
on May 29, 2008
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Hi, My 14 month old keeps having diarrhea. It's usually only once per day and she doesn't seem sick or dehydrated. I cut juice out of her diet and tried constipatin...
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- yes it could be from that
- It probably is teething my daughter only got diarrhea when she teethed. Doctors say is not related but, I have a very healthy daughter and that was the only time she h...
- Yep- Both my kids had runny stools when they were teething. I wouldn't worry about it much. It's a good idea to try the lactose experiment though, that's very common....
Pregnant and Sick, What Can I Do??????????
Asked by S.D. from Dallas
on May 26, 2008
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So embarassingly enough I have to ask what I can take when I have diarrhea, its already making me dehydrated so Ive been drinking water but can I take a med to just ma...
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- Call your doctor ASAP-- dehydration is very dangerous to your baby!! I would also recommend Gatorade for you-- will supply you with more than just the water. God ble...
- Hi S., I spoke with an ICU nurse, and he suggested to drink lemonaid because it has minerals that can help you. And of course call your Dr.too.
- There is something called the BRAT diet that I think is for diarhea - Bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. But I would advise you to contact your physician right awa...
