Benign chronic diarrhea in a toddler or a preschool child who appears healthy and is normally active and who is growing, without evidence of systemic illness, infection, malabsorptio...
Medications are unwarranted for a condition primarily caused by food that...
Improvement with dietary changes confirms the diagnosis and reassures the parents.
Follow up phone call to parents within a few days of instituting diet. If no imp...
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564.5 Functional diarrhea
579.8 Other specified intestinal malabsorption
K59.1 Functional diarrhea
K90.4 Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhere classified
39963006 toddler di...
Q: How do I know that my toddler’s diarrhea is not serious?
A: Growth is usually normal and your child looks and feels well. His or her activity and development seem unaffected by the diarrhea. The...
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