My toddler has Diarrhea?
Hi, my 1 year 8 month old daughter has had diarrhea for about two weeks now. She has ALWAYS had problems with constipation, from birth until two weeks ago. We went on a trip to Florida to go and see some of my family. She also started taking Poly Sol Vitamins Which my doctor recommended. But besides these things, there have been no changes in eating habits, ect. It first started as looser, softer bowel movements once a day, so I was thrilled not to see her hurting from trying to push out rock hard bowels, and I just thought that her little system may have been regulating itself. Her bowels have slowly gotten waterey, and more frequent (1 to 3 times a day) I have been giving her pedialite to replenish lost fluids. There is no accompanying symptoms like a fever. She acts like she feels great. Does anyone know what could possibly be causing it?? I plan on making her an appointment ASAP in the morning…..just need a little advice to ease my mind
Thanks in advance!!
The only thing she is taking is Vitamins…No prescription meds, and my doctor told me that I could give them to her if I wanted to. She told me that she always gave her children vitamins to ease her mind so that she new they were getting all the neccessary nutrients that they need.
I thought the vitamins may be doing it. I haven’t given them to her in three days now. The diarrhea is still present.
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It is probably being caused by the Poly Sol Vitamins. It may need lessened in dosage or take the baby off of it and have her eat a lot of soft foods, and drink lots of water to keep the intestines moist. But now that she is having runny bowel movements, and even if you are giving her pedaled, she still can dehydrate. The only thing she is doing different is the Vitamins, so it makes sense that it is what’s causing her the diarrhea. I’m wishing for you young Mother and that precious daughter, the very best. If this continues, better take her to see a Gastrointolgist
My twin sister had something similar like, oh God I cant even remember how long ago
it turned out to be a form of Salmonela
i remember because I caught it from her
I think we were like 7……..God thats a long time ago so what actually happened is very sketchy in my mind!
anyway i would get that checked out as soon as you can becuase it might be seroius like what happened with us………
If she’s still on the vitamins, I’d stop them for a couple of days and see if that changes the diarrhea. If it does, cut the dose or frequency of the vitamins- or tell her Dr.-she may not be able to take that brand, and he may try something different. Does she have a runny nose? Post nasal drip can cause diarrhea. And sometimes kids just get a virus-which usually runs it course - but it shouldn’t last 2 weeks.
Lots of fluids-see the Dr.
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