Patient's question:
A child who is about 6 months old has had diarrhea for about 20 days. The stool is yellow (turns brown after medication), with bubbles, and the solid and liquid parts separate when defecating. Additionally, coughing has appeared, which started later and has lasted for about half a month. They visited the experienced experts at Xiangyang City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.Doctor's answer:
Hello, if a child has diarrhea, the first consideration should be indigestion, intestinal inflammation, or exposure to cold. The first step is to confirm the cause. If the child only has simple diarrhea and is in good spirits, you can give them some Lactobacillus casei or a probiotic preparation, or take Intestinal Growth, and may also add a course of cephalosporin antibiotics. Once the diarrhea becomes severe and medication is ineffective, it is necessary to promptly start intravenous treatment.