Hi all
My son is 4 month old he use to do potty twice in a day but all of sudden from last week he started doing potty after every feed I waited for 2 days but later I went to doctor & after stool test I came to know its Viral infection..but I sterlise all bottles before feeding.Doc prescribed me Walamycin antibiotic but until now no improvement Even I started giving him Zerolac soya milk wch is lactose free but still its same he does potty after every feed.When this infection will clear? I also give him mashed banana..Im very depressed seeing my son like this.Pls friends help me ...shall I change doc?I had come to india for vaction at the end of this month I am flying back to Dubai..I hope he will be alright by then.Also would like to mention he had stopped BF 3.5 months & is completly on formula Lactogen 1.His stools are not watery but sometimes hard or sticky & somtimes with mucuos. priya replied. hey dnot worry first clear his mucus i think you can go for amicacin injection two days where he wil be very fine.... dnt wait long he wil lose weight act fast and zerolac is the best milk during diaheria dnto give bananaa it will worst situation give geeth kanju available in all medical shop..... Mel replied. First of all, there should not be blood or mucous in your baby' s stool. A tiny quantity of mucous once in a while is acceptable, but it should not be present regularly. Blood should never be present. Mucous could be present because of 2 reasons: an infection or allergy to some food product.
My son developed an infection at around the same age. The doc said that it was because he had started putting his fingers / fists into the mouth. It is not to do with the bottles. Keep sterilising bottles until he is 7 - 8 months old, then washing with hot, soapy water is adequate. If your son has recently started putting his hands into his mouth, this could be cause of the infection. It should clear up by itself with the medication that the doc provided. My son' s infection took about a week for it to clear up and for normal bowel movements to resume.
A smaller possibility is that he is allergic to either Lactogen, bananas or Zerolac. You can discontinue one for a day or two and see if his bowel movements improve. If nothing happens, then that food is fine. Don' t lose heart. Give him medicine and Zerolac till his stool improves, then once he' s better, give him diluted lactogen for a few days (3 scoops lactogen with 6 oz water) and so on. Once his stomach is stronger again in 2 - 3 days go back to full strength formula (6 scoops to 6 oz water).