My son is 8 months old and had the flu ( we went to th Drs.) He has now stopped throwing up but his poo is very runny!( almost pure water)He is now feeling fine. He was only eating liquids, is there any thing I can do to put his system back to normal?? Medican or a food????
2007-01-10 05:53:39 · 8 answers · asked by mhalvas2b 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Definitely water and pedialyte for hydration. Ripe bananas are said to make poop more solid, but I'm assuming that's for kids who aren't sick.
Let your doctor know about this symptom if you haven't already. Poop that's like water is cause for concern, but sometimes breastfed newborns can have some pretty liquidy stuff. Since he has stopped throwing up, I assume you are seeing some improvement in your son. I'd imagine the poop will get back to normal soon.
Call the doc, keep offering pedialyte or the Gerber version (my daughter liked this one better-apple flavor) to keep him hydrated.
2007-01-10 06:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by tcdrtw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has diarrhea, most likely because of all the liquids he had during the flu. You need to continue to give him liquids or he may become dehydrated. There really isn't anything you *should* do. There are things you *can* do, but really you need to just let it take its course. If it goes on for more than a few days, then talk to his doctor about it. Otherwise, just leave it alone for now.
ETA: The first answerer suggested Pedialyte, but please know that Pedialyte is full of sugar and is not something your 8 month old (or any child) needs.
2007-01-10 14:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by CelebrateMeHome 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our ped recommend Pedialyte only for when a child is vomiting and says it will actually make diarrhea worse. The BRAT diet helps, but as long as it's getting progressively a little better, he's fine.
2007-01-10 14:53:07 · answer #3 · answered by eli_star 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It needs to work its way out of his system. Just give it a few more days, and his bowel movements should start getting back to normal. Just make sure he gets plenty of fluids and some solids now. If it doesn't get better in a few days, give his doctor a call.
2007-01-10 14:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by julesl68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take your baby again to the doctor because he could get dehydrated with diarrhea.Make sure that you give him pedialyte and that you give him plenty of liquids.Best thing to do is take him to go see his doctor.
2007-01-10 14:00:17 · answer #5 · answered by Alexandria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pedialyte.
2007-01-10 13:57:36 · answer #6 · answered by jilldaniel_wv 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
BRAT diet;,bananas,apples,rice & toast (of course baby food version if they can't eat solids yet)
2007-01-10 13:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Dylan aka Dilly 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Baby's oatmeal cereal would be great for him.
2007-01-10 14:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋