I have a son that's 2 1/2 & he's had the diaherra for going on 2 weeks. I took him to the doctor 2 days ago & she told me I was over-reacting-bring him back when he has 6 bad diappers a day- he now is having 3-4. It's so bad he can hardly sit & cries everytime he goes. There is only liquid in the diaper & it leaks EVERYWHERE! What should I do? I set up another appointment for today with a different doctor, any suggestions?
2006-06-08 04:24:19 · 13 answers · asked by hlpz76 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Good for taking him to another doctor. Why do doctors think having diareah run out of your diaper 4 times a day is normal.Don't listen to the doctor here. You are his mother an are with him all the time. You know what is normal and Be confident in your insticts. He may have picked up a bug he just can't shake. He may need anitbiotics to help. Good luck to you and your son. Just make sure you give him plenty of water so he doesn't dehydrate. And try some desitine original (not the creamy)on his bottom.
2006-06-08 04:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by wishorstish 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have a son the same age and he went through that a while back. Turns out he was simply taking in too much sugar. My 5 year old daughter went through that at 3 years old too. We never found out what caused hers, but she came out of it in a couple of weeks. In the mean time, we kept diaper rash creams on her bottom so it didn't burn too bad. We bathed her constantly so that her diaper rash didn't hurt so bad.
With her, we went to 3 different doctors to figure something out. During that time, she was tested for the following things:
The stool bugs that were previously mentioned
Allergies to dairy, peanuts, wheat, soy, and various other food allergies
And every type of indoor and out door allergy you can think of
Have your doctor check all those things out.
2006-06-08 06:01:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do not people ever study the information in a unmarried's question? of route like you've reported, you're waiting to work out a professional!! have you ever tried eliminating dairy thoroughly? My pal suffers from IBS and he or she eradicated dairy thoroughly and her indications were alleviated. If he became formula fed and now on standard dairy this may properly be the criminal, quite if he poops are mucus like. Dairy should be fairly perplexing on the gut, even in adults. i'm hoping it fairly works out for you and also you get to a professional quickly. It doesn't make sense that professionals have any such waiting record, does it?
2016-12-06 12:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by vecchione 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone else eliminate all dairy like yesterday. Give him some pedialyte to make sure he is well hydrated. Since you are his mom and you feel something is wrong follow your heart not the doctor. When my youngest had blood in her poo with diarrhea for 6 weeks then they decided to take her off soy. So you might want to try soy. However some children who are allergic to milk may also be allergic to soy as well. You might also want to discuss the option of taking him to a G.I that it might be something else. And most important the brat diet is so necessary to help diarrhea go away. Try to eliminate juice to..
2006-06-08 05:40:21 · answer #4 · answered by jennifer.frye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay...thsi must happen to me all the time it seems. And then they get bad diaper rash and all that stuff. The only thing you can do is wait it out. Try limiting his milk and juice. Give him pedialight or water. Give him foods that are starchy like noodles, crackers, bread. If the diaper rash is bad then he may need a special cream for that too.
2006-06-08 05:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by cracker2423 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is not normal. My son had this happen when he was about a year old. In his case it was hep a or b I cant remember, but it wasnt the one that is wont go away. He got it from my former (nutcase) mother in law that wasnt watching him well enough and he got dog and cat feces at her home. She didnt clean well.......... I hope you get an answer today. What a horrible first Dr.
2006-06-08 07:45:55 · answer #6 · answered by Stewiesgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always give my 3 yr old soy w/vanilla flavors when she is sick, she doesnt know the different, the regular milk can really hurt childern when they are sick. also try to not give apple juice or anything that has acid in it, orange/apple juice and in a few days
you should she a difference, and if you havent tried balmex for his buttom, try it! with pure corn starch on top of the balmex and he should feel must better over night!
2006-06-08 06:51:44 · answer #7 · answered by Laura333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask to have stool studies done. There can be bad bugs in his gut that are causing this kind of diarrhea. My son had the same thing and ended up with a C-Diff bug. He had to go on antibiotics to get rid of it.
2006-06-08 04:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by not the mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give him no dairy at all for a few days and try the brat diet
thats bannas plain rice or unseasoned noodles applesauce and dry unbutter toast. he isnt going to like but it does work also go by pedilyte he needs loads of fluids give him all he wants just no soda milk or acidy juices, this will make it worse
2006-06-08 04:39:59 · answer #9 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If eliminating the dairy like others have suggested doesnt' work then look into a wheat allergy called Celiac disease. It is another possibility.
2006-06-08 05:36:28 · answer #10 · answered by noone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋