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Doctor insights on: Home Remedies For Diarrhea In Kids

Depends on cause.: There are many things that can give a child cramps, ranging from constipation, lactose intolerance, and gas to recurrent abdominal pain of childhood. Please have your child seen by his/her doctor to determine the cause; once you have a diagnosis, then appropriate treatment can be determined.

FLUIDS: The most important thing is hydration. Infants can become dehydrated quickly. Pedialyte is a great fluid to start with. Wait 30-45 minutes after a vomiting episode before introducing small amount (1-2 teaspoons) and wait 10-15 minutes and offer a small amount more. When no longer vomiting increase fluids and introduce solids (bland) small amounts. If still vomiting see your pediatrician.

Diarrhea: See a doctor to get proper treatment. Infectious diarrhea is treated one way. Reactive diarrhea is treated in opposite fashion. If you treat it wrong you will make it worse. See a doctor.

Viral gastroenteriti: Most likely explanation given your age, constellation of symptoms and course of improvement is acute viral gastroenteritis. Food poisoning is another possibility. Newly acquired h pylori infection of stomach could present this way. Expect recovery but if symptoms persist or worsen see a physician for evaluation.

I: I think that you need an antiemetic, either as a suppositorie or an orally disintegrating tablet, which is not available over the counter. Therefore, you may have to visit the nearest emergency room.

No diarrhea: I cannot recall ever seeing a case where diarrhea was involved. They can occur simultaneously for a number of reasons but it is not a listed symptom. I would ignore the rash.It comes up from the inside so outside creams or treatments don't help. The rash may flare with a warm bath or play outside and can persist for weeks. They are not contagious when the rash appears.

Diarrhea: Simple diarrhea can be managed just by pushing fluids containing electrolytes like gatorade. More severe ones mandates discontinuing food except rice, apples, toast and bananas in addition to fluids.

Depends: If the diarrhea is due to an infection by a virus, it will need to run its course. You can help things along by taking a probiotic (healthy bacteria such as lactobacillus species) daily until better. Diarrhea due to bacterial infections sometimes require antibiotic therapy. Diarrhea that persists more than 2 weeks, or bloody diarrhea of any duration, should be evaluated by your doctor.

May be serious issue: Bloody diarrhea is not normal and deserves medical evaluation! Blood on toilet tissue or as a self-limited streak of blood on stool may be hemorrhoidal, anal fissure, or a local rectal process. However, seeing blood with diarrhea may be due to invasive infection, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemic colitis, caustic or mechanical damage (colonics), or even a brisk upper GI bleed. See a doctor!

Fluid and rest: No medicines are needed for what sounds like a stomach "flu" caused almost always by a virus. Your body needs to fight this off on its own. Your job is to keep yourself hydrated. Do tiny sips of water or Gatorade, wait a couple of minutes and do another tiny sip. Too much at once will make you vomit again, so go slow and frequently to keep up with the fluids. Rest to let your body fight!

Please go to ED: If you have extreme diarrhea, that may cause dehydration. Its best to go to ed and evaluated.

BRAT: Try brat diet- banana, rice, apple sauce, tea. Try to avoid milk and dairy products. Keep yourself well hydrated to prevent dehydration. Hope you feel better.

Possibly yougurt: Yogurt with live or active cultures can put back some good bacteria in your GI system.

Diarrhea: Diarrhea in infancy and toddlers, means watery and frequent bowel movements; if it is like mustard and not frequent it is not diarrhea; treat with pedialyte liquids and feed him bananas, plain white rice; applesauce and toast if he is hungry; keep him hydrated... If diarrhea continues or he seems sluggish, call his pediatrician.

Diarrhea: Assuming its acute diarrhea - I would go on a clear liquid diet for at least 24hrs - anything you can see thru you can have except alcohol. This will keep you hydrated. Then add food back slowly - starting with a brat diet bananas, rice cereal applesauce and toast. No diary products for at least several days and avoid spicy greasy foods. Immodium/kaopectate works also.

Find cause first: First define the problem (do you have soft or frequent stool?), circumstances under which diarrhea developed (malabsorption, pancreatic maldigestion, food intolerances, stressful times, exposure to ill individuals, food poisoning, ischemic gut, inflammatory colitis, etc.), severity (stool volume, dehydration, blood, night-time awakening, weight loss), & duration. The "cure" depends on diagnosis.

Antibiotics: Traveler's diarrhea (td) is a bacterial diarrhea spread in water and food. Different countries have different bacteria with different susceptibility to antibiotics. The symptoms of diarrhea can be treated with loperamide, but the bacterial cause has several different antibiotics recommended. Talk with your travel medicine specialist to get up-to-date advice. It is best to learn to prevent td.

Yes: U may but no need. Diosmectite is an inert clay.

Diarrhea.: If it is just a one time episode of diarrhea, an over the counter medicine such as Imodium is OK to try. If you have chronic diarrhea, you should not try medicines at all, but instead see a gastroenterologist to sort out the cause of the diarrhea. Good work.

Antibiotics: Previously, antibiotics such as tetracycline, Ampicillin and co-trimoxazole were effective, but resistance is now a problem. Fluoroquinolones such as norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, Azithromycin and Ceftriaxone are effective, depending on the resistance patterns in the area/country.