Baby has a stomach bug- bad diarrhea :( what can I give

amother

Sun, Sep 01 2019, 9:41 pm

To get rid of this asap?
Today was day 3 already. Been pushing a lot of pedialyte so b'H not at risk for dehydration.
BRAT diet is not an option as won't eat this stuff.
Should I give chamomile tea? what can calm down and stop the diarrhea?

amother

Sun, Sep 01 2019, 9:51 pm

pesek zman wrote:

How old is the baby?

amother

Sun, Sep 01 2019, 9:52 pm

toddler technically Wink

but my little baby Smile

pesek zman

Sun, Sep 01 2019, 9:53 pm

Ped GI recommends florastor. Mix into whatever she’ll drink 2-3x a day and soon her gi system will be back to normal

MommyM

Sun, Sep 01 2019, 9:56 pm

If over 2, you can give Pepto Bismol

amother

Sun, Sep 01 2019, 10:02 pm

pesek zman wrote:

Ped GI recommends florastor. Mix into whatever she’ll drink 2-3x a day and soon her gi system will be back to normal

Specifically florastor?
She gets kefir daily (we stopped culturelle per h/o & don't know if florastor is ok...) but held it the last few days because didn't want to aggravate her system.

pesek zman

Sun, Sep 01 2019, 10:05 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Specifically florastor?
She gets kefir daily (we stopped culturelle per h/o & don't know if florastor is ok...) but held it the last few days because didn't want to aggravate her system.

Yes. By name. It’s supposed to reset everything. Works for us

naomi2

Mon, Sep 02 2019, 9:46 am

Give florastor and stop the kefir for a few days

amother

Forestgreen

Mon, Sep 02 2019, 10:41 am

pesek zman wrote:

Yes. By name. It’s supposed to reset everything. Works for us

Florastor uses the probiotic strain saccharomyces boulardii. Saccharomyces boulardii is very helpful in treating diarrhea. There are other companies that make it too.

ichbingreit

Mon, Sep 02 2019, 1:16 pm

dry foods like rice cooked in water, toast, dry crackers

amother

Mon, Sep 02 2019, 8:28 pm

amother [ Forestgreen ] wrote:

Florastor uses the probiotic strain saccharomyces boulardii. Saccharomyces boulardii is very helpful in treating diarrhea. There are other companies that make it too.

Thanks. we actually have the saccaromyces boulardi so I'll give that to baby.

Naomi2- we stopped the kefir when this started but ped actually said we should give so did today... oh well

amother

Brown

Mon, Sep 02 2019, 8:40 pm

MommyM wrote:

If over 2, you can give Pepto Bismol

Would definitely NOT give a 2 year old Pepto Bismol.

I recommend trying the Florastor as well.

ruby slippers

Mon, Sep 02 2019, 10:17 pm

is she toilet trained yet- if not, put corn starch in her diaper, it helps ease diaper rash.

amother

Mon, Sep 02 2019, 10:25 pm

eema1 wrote:

is she toilet trained yet- if not, put corn starch in her diaper, it helps ease diaper rash.

Thanks. Poor kid. its pretty much under control- though still painful & so red... we have a whole barrier method to this- cavalon, stoma powder, zinc cream & more stoma powder.

amother

Ruby

Tue, Sep 03 2019, 12:32 am

Re the diaper rash, my pediatrician told us to use liquid mylanta mixed with corn starch. It worked wonders!

studying_torah

Tue, Sep 03 2019, 3:10 am

The rash might be fungal or yeast at this point & need a different type of cream.
Refuah shelaima

Goldie613

Tue, Sep 03 2019, 3:24 am

Oy - the poor little one :-(

Have you checked with your doctor? You can try crackers, saltines. Maybe toast? Try also ginger ale or chamomile tea if there's stomach pain as well (no idea what effect those might have on the diarrhea).

Years ago a doctor told me that milk put on the skin could help with very bad diaper rashes (helps to heal the skin). Sounded crazy, but it worked.

amother

Tue, Sep 03 2019, 5:27 pm

studying_torah wrote:

The rash might be fungal or yeast at this point & need a different type of cream.
Refuah shelaima

bh the rash is under control. It wasn’t rash like actually, more just irritation. This method we use is very protective.