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[|Human|] My 2 year old passed a very oily and loose but not watery stool after having whipped cream in the morning. She has been having just loose frequent stool since last two days. Is it worrisome? Could it just a small infection which should pass or I should give my doctor a call?
[|AI|]  Thanks for asking on Chat Doctor. I have gone through the details. It could be due to an infection. Most commonly such infections are caused by a virus called rotavirus. Irrespective of the cause, treatment of the cause is unimportant unless associated with bloody stool. All you have to do is to maintain the salt and water balance of the body. Give her ORS, and it will take care of the same. The stool frequency will get controlled automatically in 2-4 days. Give her some zinc supplement like Zirconia syrup 5 ml twice daily for 5 days and that will help in controlling the diarrhea. You may also give her curd/yogurt as that contains beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus. Hope that answers your query. Feel free to revert in case of further queries if any.