Loose motion for 2 weeks

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Doctor, my little one is 5 months old and is having loose motion for last 2 weeks. No fever, no pain, baby is very active as usual, just that he poos 10 times a day which is frothy and more liquid. Doctor gave some medicines for infection and ors but not getting better. Any suggestins ?

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Dr. Naresh P Motwani

Pediatrician 15 yrs exp Bhilai

Baby may not need antibiotics now...may get urine culture done..if baby active, n healthy, need not worry..jus give breast feeds..watch for urine output,weight gain...avoid bottle feeding..

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Dr. T Vijay Kumar Pediatrician 20 yrs exp Chennai · Accepted Answer

Dr. T Vijay Kumar

Pediatrician 20 yrs exp Chennai

Persistent loose stools more than 2 weeks is chronic diarrhoea Need zinc supplementation,ors,probiotics And evaluation with stool examination and culture And other few tests to know the cause Contact your doctor Hydrate your kid adequately with more fluids and curd or buttermilk which contains probiotic naturally