My 18month old has BAD DIARRHEA?

Question

Today early morning my daughter started having bad diarrhea. She wants to only drink milk and water. I called her dr. cuz she go a REAL BAD diaper rash cuz of her diarrhea. its soo bad that she screams and shakes when i try to change her diaper. I feel soo bad for her i dont no what to do. Her dr d=said not to give water but that's all she is drinking. ne1 can help me out? and also her last 2 diaper changes herr ppo was BLACK. i just got off the pone with her dr. and she said the black means blood. soo im just upset. i will take her to the emergenct room but she is sleeing right now. she was up all night, and 1 last thing. she has no fever and runs around the house playing. sooo she is not acting any diffrerent, but she did throw up once today. i just want some answers for now (until she wakes up, maybe some other mom been through the smae thuing...) anyway thanks a bunch for ur time

Answer 1

Pedialyte replenishes what she needs. She may not want to drink it and that's cool there are other ways to get her to drink it. Whenmy daughter gets sick we go buy a couple of 50 cent water guns and a couple of medicine droppers. As long as she gets a little bit of liquid every hour she should be fine. Mine loves for the big kids to shoot the liquid into her mouth but when she is to sick for that we tell her to take her medicine every 30 minutes and give from a half to a teaspoon of liquid with a dropper. She usually does good with either way. It's something new and fun for them. Be sure she keeps having wet diapers. and check her eyes to be sure they don't get dry and glassy. I hate the thought od dehydration. SO just be very vigilant and keep at least a teaspoon of liqiud every 2 hours in her. Good luck to you.

Answer 2

Honestly, I would not wait until she wakes up. I would take her to the ER right now. Little ones can become dehydrated very quickly. One of our children ended up in the hospital for 4 days when she was 4 because of rotavirus, which is a severe intestinal sickness- diarrhea, vomitting, etc... It was so bad that everything they gave her was not working, she had 12 bags of IV fluid, and her kidneys began shutting down! It was very scary. Please don't wait. Take her now.

Answer 3

Don't wait until she wakes up, go NOW ! ! !

Answer 4

Blood in her stool? Get everything ready and wake her up and go. An 18 mo has a lot less blood than an adult.

It is best to just not fool around with this.

ETA: Blood in the stool is bad, period. Bright blood can actually be LESS severe, though. Bright blood is FRESH. Dark/Black blood is OLD. (Translation: Higher up in the GI system.)

If she only had diarrhea, I'd say she'd be OK on a BRAT diet and plenty of fluids so long as it didn't go on for days. HOWEVER, the diaper rash can be helped faster with a prescription cream. AND blood in the stool should be looked at by a professional. It is better to be safe than sorry with a child this age.

Answer 5

I agree with "nurse answer mama". Definitely head to the ER. I'm not one of those mom's who are quick to head to the doctor's office usually, but black stool can be serious. You definitely need to get the prescription for her bottom. I can't remember the name of it. Also, instead of wiping her with a wipe, try rinsing her bottom off with cool water in the sink or tub to avoid rubbing. I did that with my son when he had the bad diarrhea rash. It helped sooth him until they cream kicked in. Good luck.

Ps They do have Pedialite popsicles that can help hydrate her and they are fun for little ones.

Answer 6

I am not a doctor but I worked for a pediatrician for several years (assisted in surgeries, gross, and pathology, etc),and am good friends with my little ones pediatrician.

I had the same problem when my child was little. she is 6 now

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She might have a virus. Some viruses dont have fever. It will go away with time. Fever is just a symptom that your body is trying to fight something.

For the diarrhea... put her on the "BRAT" diet.

Bannanas

Rice

Applesauce

Toast

This helps with the actual diarrhea.

To replenish her fluids that are lost in the diarrhea, get "pedialite" (looks like water with a little bit of color and taste added) they can be found in your local supermarket on the baby isle.

For the rash we used DR.. Smith's. ointment. expensive but works. Lay that on thick. You can also put something like "Desitin" on top of the Dr. S ointment.

Whatever you do...................don't use baby wipes. The alcohol content in wipes are an irritant to rashes and will make it worse.

When my little girl was a baby, she was on antibiotics which gave her diarrhea which in turn gave her such a bad rash it looked as though skin was coming off. real red, she would cry and her little legs would shake. Its an awful feeling as a parent.

Dont get discouraged. This is fairly common.

If your child gets fever, alternate Tylenol with Motrin as directed.

Your child should be on the mend within a couple of days.

If fever persists for more than 3 days with alternating Tylenol and Motrin, then you may want to bring her in.

Depending on if she has something that is viral or bacterial she may require some type of medication.

More than likely I think she will be ok and its probably just a little virus.

Dont get discouraged. I know it is hard to watch your child go through this but know that there are a lot of other moms in the same boat and it will soon get better.

PS dont forget the BRAT diet. @^_^@

Hope this helps

Answer 7

Wake her up and take her to the emergency room.  If yours is anything like mine, you have a 2-3 hour wait before you even see the doctor.  Get going now.

Answer 8

Keep the fluids in her if she has diarrhea, but with the diaper rash I would put her in the tub and just run water over the area.  The rubbing is going to really worsen it.  My daughter had bad diaper rash from loose stool and I would just spray it off in the tub.  Less irritation.

Definitely get her some medical attention - let her sleep in the car.