Patient's question:
The child is 4 years old. A few days ago, they had diarrhea and took some medicine, which helped. But then, they had diarrhea again after a couple of days, and it has lasted for over ten days. The diarrhea is watery with foam. Sometimes they also have some stomach pain, which gets better after taking medicine, but then they have diarrhea again after stopping for a couple of days. They have taken Montmorillonite Powder and Xiao Er Guang Lin Anti-Diarrheal Oral Liquid. I want to ask, how can my child get better as soon as possible?Doctor's answer:
It might be enteritis, which is primarily caused by viruses, bacteria, and their decomposition metabolites affecting the intestinal wall, leading to intestinal mucosal edema and reduced permeability, resulting in symptoms. I suggest taking the child's stool to the hospital for testing to determine if it's rotavirus infection. I'd like to provide a treatment plan for you:1. Administer antiviral treatment to the child, which can be taken orally or administered under anesthesia (e.g., ribavirin, which can be used for three days).
2. Administer antibacterial treatment to the child, which can be taken orally (e.g., gentamicin injection, which has a high polarity and is not absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract, thus demonstrating local effects) or administered under anesthesia (e.g., cefuroxime).
3. Administer symptomatic treatment to the child.