My 17 month old baby boy has been having loose motions for the last 4 days about 3-5 times. The stool smell like rotten egges and his buttox is red and sore from all the loose motion. I have checked for any signs of new teetChatDoctoring but there is no indication. He does not have a fever, nor a cold and has ot lost his appetite. Should I take him to the doctor?
Hello, 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.