Repeated loose stool: causes, dangerous sign, prevention and more in infant ( 6 to 12 month)

🔴 REPEATED LOOSE MOTION IN INFANT(Age 6 to 12 month) 

Repeated loose motion in this age group is a very common problem. 

⏹ Causes of loose motion 
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🔸Infection due to virus or bacteria
🔸 Allergy to milk particularly Cow milk 
🔸Allergy to egg & peanut 
🔸Baby on repeated Antibiotic 
Remember... Success of treatment depends on knowing the exact cause. 
▶️ Is teething responsible for loose motion? 
Answer is No. Usually everyone blames teething for this problem which is wrong belief.
Remember.... Teething is not responsible for any infection in infants. 
▶ Consult Doctor 
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If your child is having repeated loose motion........
▪ After long time, baby has passed loose motion even it is yellow or less than five in number 
▪ More than 5 times in a day.
▪ Green or black in color 
▪️ Foul smelling stool
▪ Crying while passing stool 
▪ Associated with vomiting or fever
▪ Looking discomfort
In short... Always consult your Doctor for such problem 
▶ Don't consult Doctor
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▪ Less than 5 times in a day 
▪ Yellow in color 
▪ No pain while passing stool
▪ Child playful as usual 
However consult Doctor with above symptoms in following conditions 
➖ If your baby had above problems for first time.
➖ If associated with poor weight gain or loss of weight 
➖ If associated with delayed milestone 
Remember.... Consult Doctor before it becomes dangerous 
⏹ Prevention of repeated motion
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🔸If your child is having loose motion due to indigestion then......
▪Avoid outside milk or milk products
▪Avoid fruit juices
▪ Avoid weaning food if you child get loose motion after eating
🔸 If your child is having repeated loose motion due to infection......
▪Use boiled water for drinking
▪Your baby puts everything in his mouth thus making sure your baby is placed in a clean area.
▪ Your baby put his or her hand in mouth so.....
~ remove his hand whenever you watch but not possible to control mouthing
~wash his hand regularly at least after every diaper change so that he will put a clean hand in his mouth.
▪ Change baby clothes frequently at least three times in a day
▪ Make sure there is no cockroach or flies in your kitchen
▪Wash fruits in clean water before giving to baby
▪Avoid kissing around mouth of baby
🔸 Vaccines 
▪️ Consult Doctor for vaccines as an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 
In short.... Prevention is better than cure 
⏹ Dangerous sign
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▪Passing less urine 
▪Looking lethargic
▪Acting fussy or irritable
▪Dry mouth
▪Shrunken eyes, frontolle, face
▪No tear while crying
In short.... Symptoms are body mother tongue 
⏹ Food during loose motion 
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▪Avoid outside milk
▪Lot of fluids 
▪Oral rehydration solution 
~ Commercial ORS
~ Coconut water 
~ 1 glass of boiled water, add 1spoon of sugar & one pinch of salt 
▪Rice kunjee
▪Moong dal rice
▪Oats
▪Banana 
▪Curd rice
And of course continue Breastfeeding unless Doctor suggest to stop for 1 or 2 days
Remember.... Listen to the advice of the Doctor rather than the myth for prevention of disease.

Dr Ashish Agrawal 
7057551985, 8888126037

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