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Originally posted by viet_mom
It's the diarrhea I'm concerned about (and what could be the cause of it). Literally, pure liquid since last Thursday, not a formation anywhere. I have her on a lot of pedialite but since it's been almost a week I'm watching her dwindle to even smaller than she is (she will be 1 year old in less than 2 weeks and still wears 0-3 month clothes). She cries all day. I don't understand how the Doctor can do nothing. I've already given her everything to "bind" her and it isn't working already. What's the longest your kid spurted pure liquid? Any of them gone 7 days?
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My youngest (who is just a little younger than yours) has had diarrhea for the past month (more or less). It's not total liquid, but it certainly ain't solid. On the good days, it's more of a mud puddle than actual liquid.
Pedialyte it is, and all the hydration she can get. You must check that she is hydrated by looking at her tongue to make sure it isn't too dry, and pinching a little skin to see that it "rebounds" right away. If it "stays in place" when you pinch it, go to the nearest emergency room.
Other than that, there's really just nothing you can do. (The BRAT diet -- Banana, rice, apple, toast -- is a start -- just to get some calories in if she's not eating.) Gastrointeritis has to go away by itself. I checked with the many doctors in my family (who all said what I've just stated here), and then called the pediatrician, who said exactly the same thing.
It sucks, but, that's the way it is.
