Hello Everyone,

My kid is 14 months old and he developed loose motions from past 4-5 days. Could any one suggest what diet can I give to my kid as he is resisting for regular rice and dal. He lost around 0.5 Kg due to this. I am so worried for him. Even though his frequency of passing stools has come down, he is still passing some 4-5 times a day. Some times he is vomiting too. Could any one help me in suggesting on how to deal such a situation?

Thanks in Advance,
Archana Mel replied. My son is 20 months old and still hardly drinks water. We keep offering it to him, but he' ll have just a few sips. Even with juices it' s the same, just a few sips if he' s really thirsty.

If your son has 2 - 3 glasses of water a day, that' s perfectly fine. You said he is better now. If that is the case and his motion is improving on a day to day basis, then it' s ok. Don' t worry too much about his diet. He will eat when he feels better. Try offering him mix veg pulao or khichdi for a change. Some of my friends have children who are hearty eaters. But, even they stop eating completely when they' re tummy is upset. And they automatically resume eating their standard dal chaval when they feel better. So, relax, his appetite will pick up. gayathri replied. hi archana
its usually happens when a new tooth appears the y get loosemotions u can gve ure toddler plain applejuice to drink it vil def improve. Mel replied. Please take him to a doctor. It' s normal for infants and toddlers to avoid food and / or milk when they are sick, but anything that lasts for more than 2 - 3 days needs to be shown to the doc. It could be a severe stomach infection or any other kind of infection, which needs to be treated. You said that the frequency of passing stools has come down to 4 - 5 times a day. That is still TOO MUCH. At the most, 2 - 3 times a day is normal. Anything more than that is NOT GOOD. Don' t force him to eat if he doesn' t want to. My son doesn' t eat whenver he is sick... and once he recovers, he doesn' t eat for a week or two. So, just keep offering him food, but let him have as little as he wants. Reduce milk if his tummy is upset. Try giving him fruits. And please ensure that he drinks water, as well as fruit juice, or dal pani, etc. Give him some multi vitamin drops daily for a week or two. And PLEASE... take him to the doc immediately.