Patient's question:
My child got intestinal inflammation. When I went to the hospital, the doctor said it was necessary to take antibiotics. But when my child had bronchitis at about one and a half months old, she took antibiotics for 10 days. I'm afraid that if she takes them again, her immunity will get worse. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Children with intestinal inflammation typically present with symptoms such as fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Moreover, the pathogens causing pediatric intestinal inflammation vary, and thus the medications required are also different. The most common types of intestinal inflammation in children are viral and bacterial. If it is bacterial intestinal inflammation, we can choose antibiotics for antiviral treatment. Generally, bacterial intestinal inflammation can present with symptoms such as mucoid or purulent bloody stools. We can determine this through blood tests or stool tests.