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Baby with soft stool and cough. it isn't diarrhoea it's more custard texture and is brown?

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Dr. Christopher Calendine answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Viral Illness: Viral respiratory infections can be associated with stooling changes including change in consistency/color. Maintain regular diet especially encouraging increased low-sugar fluid fluid intake with diarrhea. Avoid otc cold meds and tx cough w/ humidify air, elevate head of bed, or even pasteurized honey if > 1 to - to dr. If rapid breathing, wheezing, high fever, or wet diaper > 8 hr apart.

Answered 6/19/2015

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