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My 15month old baby has for diarrhoea for over a week but it generally occurs when she eats. been to a doc already,gave her smecta & probiotics. help?
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Time is your friend: If your child had a gastroenteritis, it can take weeks to get back to normal.....push fluids and calories, so the intestine can heal. As long as there is no blood and the child doesn’t lose weight, you are ok
Answered 1/21/2018
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