View Full Version : Bad gastroenteritis for 9 month old, how do you deal with it?
yashsmum
Jul 1, 2010, 06:29 AM
My 9 monrh old baby boy has recently started goig to chol care and got gastro for twice in 5 weeks, doctors did not do any thing for the secon time as he was not that dehydtrated but got horriblr diarrhoea , it has been 8 days got no better at all
tickle
Jul 1, 2010, 08:25 AM
Eight days is too long for your child to have this problem. If he is not dehydrated now he will be soon and then it will be too late. I am surprised the doctor didn't offer you guidelines on how to deal with this over a period in order to get him back to normal quickly.
Here is a website offering good information and suggestions on how to deal with this problem in your baby. If he becomes lethargic then I would advise taking him to the ER as soon as possible.
Treating diarrhea in children - by Michelle Meier RN BSN - Helium (http://www.helium.com/items/568070-treating-diarrhea-in-children)