What to do if your 15 month old baby has diarrhea

Diarrhea in a 15-month-old baby can be caused by indigestion, gastrointestinal cold, infectious diarrhea and so on. Different causes and treatments exist, mainly general treatment, medication and so on.
1. Indigestion: If a 15-month-old baby has diarrhea caused by indigestion. Can follow the doctor’s instructions to apply such as compound pepsin powder and other digestive drugs, with the application of bifidobacteria, lactobacillus and other probiotics, regulating intestinal flora, alleviating dyspepsia, improve the symptoms of diarrhea.
2. Gastrointestinal cold: If the 15-month-old baby is due to gastrointestinal cold, caused by diarrhea. Montelukast can be applied to relieve the symptoms of diarrhea. If the body temperature ≥ 38.5 ℃, it is necessary to follow the medical advice to apply ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other antipyretic drugs.
3. Infectious diarrhea: If the 15-month-old baby has diarrhea due to infectious diarrhea, the symptoms of diarrhea. Can apply montelukast, reduce the number of diarrhea, with the application of triple live bacteria, bifidobacteria and other probiotics, regulating the intestinal flora environment. If it is bacterial infection, antibacterial drugs such as cefixime can be taken orally according to the drug sensitivity; if it is viral infection, it is self-limiting and can be treated without special treatment.
15 months old baby diarrhea, should take the baby to the doctor as soon as possible, after the cause is clear, give targeted treatment. The above drugs need to be used in accordance with medical advice.