<human>: My 3 1/2 years old will regularly have a foamy, frothy discharge with her stools yet she seems fine and isn t complaining about her bum. Just conscious that this shouldn t be presenting in her stools. Any suggestions as her diet would not have changed recently?
<bot>: Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. It seems your kid is having viral diarrhea. Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kids having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhea. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D Chat Doctor. 