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Is it correct to prescribe Metronidazole, Dicoflor and Dicopeg Junior to a 2.5-year-old child with infrequent toilet visits and hard stool without diagnostic testing?
How correct is it to prescribe metronidazole, dicoflor and dicopeg junior to a 2.5-year-old child if the child rarely uses the toilet and has symptoms of constipation. She goes to the toilet 3-4 times a week. eat too little. Mainly the question about metronidazole, does he need these pills at all?
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Anna Lewandowska Pharmacist, Editor
6 months ago
Prescribing these drugs without prior diagnostic tests may raise some doubts.
Especially prescribing Metronidazole in this case seems inappropriate, as it is a drug used mainly to treat bacterial infections and not for constipation.
The absence of abdominal pain and hard stool suggest chronic constipation, which may require a change in diet, moisturizing the stool, and possibly the use of laxatives such as Dicopeg. Dicoflor (a probiotic) may be helpful if your doctor suspects a disorder in your gut microbiota, but there is no evidence of an infection that requires Metronidazole.
In this situation, it is worth consulting a paediatrician again, who will assess the child's health. If you need more personalized advice, you can use teleconsultations here:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/telekonsultacja/z-pediatra
The availability of these drugs in pharmacies in Polish can be checked at the following address:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/107702/dicoflor-baby-krople/apteki
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/109422/dicopeg-junior-free-proszek-do-wytworzenia-plynu/apteki
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/48758/metronidazol-polpharma-tabletki/apteki
No studies have been conducted. The doctor just listened and felt his belly. The baby does not feel pain, but the stool is hard almost from birth.