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15 week old diarrhea for 8 days now - don't know what to do for the best - help please

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DeeDi · 11/11/2008 09:39

I really do not know what to do for the best. My dd is 15 weeks old. She was sick a couple of times last weekend but then last |Monday she started getting diarrhea. I got sick the same day (vomiting) as did my 5 year old dd and my hubby. We have had mild diarrhea too. My prob is with my 15 week old she still has diarrhea after 1 week.she has seen doc 3 times and nurse once 1 doc said to see how she goes feed as normal keep hydrated. After 4 days took to see nurse to check she was still ok. Again she said she is well hydrated carry on. This Saturday she was in pain whilst feeding saw another doc told to water down formula - 2 scoops to 210ml for 1 day then increase to 4 and then to normal and if no better try soya for 1 week. Now we did the 2 scoops for a day dd was very hungry obviously but on Sunday she had over 1200ml fluid but didn't pooh. I thought we were turning a corner but the hunger was too much to bear and so did 1 feed with 4 scoops and then went back to the normal 7 scoops. Yesterday she had diarrhea again it's 3 or 4 times in 24 hours ( I have had to take some immodium today also DH and DD1 has diarrhea)I took DD2 to docs again yesterday and was told to keep an eye (she has a sore throat and her cheeks keep going very red and her arms very red and hot too)and take her back if anything changes. Should I try again with the watered down milk, stick to normal or put her on Soya formula - apparently this could go on for 3-4 weeks surely not. It comes out of the nappy everytime up her back etc but I think this could be because of the Aloe balm in the nappy (usually use reusables but these won't hold this).

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herbietea · 11/11/2008 09:44

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DeeDi · 11/11/2008 10:00

I am thinking it could be as we have all had sickness and diarrhea. It has been mentioned and so to has gastroentiritis (think that just describes any kind of stomach upset). Just wanting to know whether to just keep giving her the normal formula feeds or water it down ( each has been advised by GP so don't know which is for best) Anyone had this experience and did you do? The normal formula is irritating her (she tends to have the diarrhea straight after a feed) although she didn't after last feed last night but did 1st thing this morning. 3 little ones in just over an hour . Nearly a month OMG did docs do anything?

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DeeDi · 11/11/2008 10:26

That is just it she is still happy and gurgly and full of smiles. The only time she was grizzly was when I had her on the 2 scoops to 210ml water. She if feeding well and sleeping well 45 mins morning 2 1/2 hrs in afternoon and doesn't wake in the night. It is just the whole giving her milk and watching it come straight out the other end.

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