Can I give my 2-year old girl an infusion of Guava leaves to treat her diarrhea? She's had diarrhea for 5 days now but without fever.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- I am not aware of the effects that guava leaves have on the human body, therefore I cannot recommend for their use especially in children.
Five days of continuous diarrhea in a child requires that yo... Read More
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My one-year old baby woke up at night coughing a lot then vomited everything he ate in the day. Can I give him milk in the morning?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- There is no contraindication to continuing giving milk to your baby - vomiting once does not necessitate that you withhold his milk intake. In any case,you need to monitor his temperature and look out... Read More
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My baby is 12 months old.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- As of the age of 12 months, children can be shifted to cow milk formulas like Nido1. There's no contraindications to using such formulas and not much difference exists between it and the humanized mil... Read More
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Mon fils a 5 ans, son pediatre dit qu'il a le testicule ascenseur. Je voudrais bien consulter un specialiste. Dois je consulter un chirurgien pediatrie ou quoi?
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Dr. Edward Riachy,
Pediatric Surgery
- Yes you need to make sure it's a retractile testis and not some form of undescended testis
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Can a 15 month old baby eat olives?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- To avoid aspiration and choking, refrain from giving your child whole olives at this age even if without the center because children at this age may not be able to chew them well; preferably, give him... Read More
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My 3 month old baby drools a lot, sucks his hands and cries non stop. Could his teeth by growing at such an early stage? In that case, what can I do to relieve him?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Crying is the form of communication of infants and children; they know no better way to express a need. Thus, in most cases, they cry to tell you they are hungry, uncomfortable, or scared. Such crying... Read More
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I have a 2 months baby.hez nt burping easily after he has his meal and sometimes he is not burping at all.and am trying all the ways to make him burp but no result cz he feels so sleepy after eating.
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Babies tend to that - they take their need of milk, stop suckling, and fall asleep, before burping.
The process of suckling causes your baby to inadvertently swallow air - this is why you should try... Read More
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My 5 year old nephew has epilepsy. How long will his treatment last? Is it year to treat or a lifetime treatment?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- The usual treatment of idiopatic epilepsy is life time treatment.
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