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Baby loose motions
My baby is 2 years old weighing 9.8 kg. He is having loose motions. So doctor has prescribed him Azithromycin 200 syrup. Is it effective against baby loose motions?
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Loose motion are most of the time infective where it is associated with fever and vomiting and its known as gastroenteritis where symptomatic treatment along with management for dehydration is required if loose motions are associated with foul smell mucous high grade fever than it could be bacterial infection which needs antibiotics treatment
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Azithromycin is not for loose motions
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Loose motions require detailed history which includes
Consultancy
Frequency
Amount/Stool
Smell
Color
Sometime patients do not require antibiotics coverage.
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Dr. Devaraja
Pediatrician
11 yrs exp
Coimbatore
More history is required. And pediatricians usually don't give azithro for loose stools.
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