Patient's question:
Medical Description: My baby is three months old. Recently, he has been having green stools with foam and a bit of diarrhea. At the hospital, a stool test revealed white blood cells in his stool. The doctor prescribed some anti-inflammatory medication and gave him Gentamicin Granules. However, this medicine seems to be harmful to his ears and has significant side effects. Could you please advise what medication I should give my child? Thank you.History of Treatment and Effect: The green stools have improved, but he had green, watery stools again yesterday.
Help Needed: Could you please advise what the doctor should do for this case of digestive issues?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, gentamicin is the most effective for gastrointestinal infections. As long as the dosage is properly managed, there will be no significant side effects, because gentamicin is rarely absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, and most of it acts within the intestines. If switching medications is necessary, the options would be cephalosporins, such as cephalexin or cefaclor, combined with medications like Smecta and pepsin for treatment. The effectiveness of this combination should be inferior to that of gentamicin.