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STOOL FOR REDUCING SUBSTANCES
Hello doc my baby is 9 month old and her test
STOOL FOR REDUCING SUBSTANCES has came positive which is PRESENT [2+].
Is there anything to worry about.
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Because of secondary lactose intorelance
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Nothing to worry about. It's probably been done to check if baby has lactose intolerance which can happen after gut infection
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Usually omitting lactose or consuming a medicine to break it down for a few days helps till gut repairs itself
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Dr. Ajay K R
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5 yrs exp
Bangalore Rural
It can be becoz of secondary lactose intolerance due to infection
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Dr. Shebin C E
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10 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
Greetings need not be worried kindly look for the diet of the child and if the child is having infection treat it
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