Patient's question:
The child has been crying non-stop recently and isn't eating much. May I ask if Montmorillonite suspension can be used for infant diarrhea?Doctor's answer:
What you described may be gastroenteritis. It can be treated with Huoxiang Zhengqi pills and norfloxacin capsules. It is important to drink plenty of water and maintain electrolyte balance. In severe cases, consider fluid supplementation.Diarrhea in children is primarily characterized by an increase in the frequency and change in the nature of bowel movements. Mild diarrhea involves less than 10 bowel movements per day, with variable amounts of loose, watery, yellow, or egg-like stool, sometimes brownish watery stool. Severe diarrhea involves 10 or more bowel movements per day, or even dozens, with large amounts of stool sometimes containing small amounts of blood. Symptoms include poor appetite, vomiting, thirst, decreased or no urination, dry skin, sunken fontanelle and eye sockets, cold limbs, generalized cyanosis, hypotension, shock, and convulsions. It can be life-threatening at any time and should be treated promptly at a hospital.