<human>: can i give my one year old daughter Ornof syrup if she is suffering from dysentery. there is mucus present in her stools.she passes around 8 to 10 stools a day........pls advice. i have currently put her on vitazyme drops for the past 6 days, but no improvement.
<bot>: Hi, Does she have fever? Is the stool blood stained? Loose stools are most commonly caused by viruses, and need only rely Chat Doctor.  Antibiotics are not needed. Only a minor fraction is caused by bacteria/amoeba (dysentery). Here, child may have fever, the stool can be blood stained or with mucus, and there can be pain during defecation. This needs antibiotic treatment. But Roof is a combination of two antibiotics, which is not recommended as first line treatment. For dysentery, I usually give antibiotics like definite, along with above said supportive measures. For cases not responding, a stool microscopy can help to detect amoebic dysentery, that can be treated with 