My son is 14 months and has been having an orangey yellow loose stool for almost a week now. This has been accompanied by a ear infection, low/mid grade fever, runny nose, chest congestion, and dry cough. I have only treated with advil as ped told me to run its course.Should I be concerned?
Hi...with all these going on in a febrile child, I feel that he is having a viral illness going on. Fever of few days could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Regarding diarrhea - 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. Regards -