Call 911 Now- Not moving
- Too weak or dizzy to stand
- You think your child has a life-threatening emergency
Call Doctor or Seek Care Now- Dehydration suspected. No urine in more than 8 hours, dark urine, very dry mouth and no tears.
- Blood in the stool
- Constant stomach pain lasts more than 2 hours
- Vomits clear liquids 3 or more times
- Age less than 1 month with 3 or more diarrhea stools in past 24 hours
- Severe diarrhea. 10 or more watery stools in the last 24 hours.
- Fever over 104° F (40° C)
- Fever in baby less than 12 weeks old. Caution: do NOT give your baby any fever medicine before being seen.
- Weak immune system. Examples are: sickle cell disease, HIV, cancer, organ transplant, taking oral steroids.
- Your child looks or acts very sick
- You think your child needs to be seen, and the problem is urgent
| Contact Doctor Within 24 Hours- Moderate diarrhea. 6 or more watery stools in the last 24 hours.
- Stomach pain that do not go away after each diarrhea stool
- Loss of bowel control in a toilet trained child occurs 3 or more times
- Fever lasts more than 3 days
- Close contact with person or animal who has bacterial diarrhea
- Contact with reptile (snake, lizard, turtle) in past 14 days
- Travel to country at risk for diarrhea within past month
- You think your child needs to be seen, but the problem is not urgent
Contact Doctor During Office Hours- Diarrhea lasts more than 2 weeks
- Loose stools are a frequent problem
- You have other questions or concerns
| Self Care at Home- Mild diarrhea (probably caused by a virus)
- Diarrhea disease: how to prevent
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