Diarrhoea attack!

Today's the 3rd day... baby Sarah has been suffering from diarrhoea. It started 2 days ago when she "lao-sai" 6x and later reduced to 4x yesterday. This afternoon we went to see a GP nearby our house, ie Poliklinik Tanming Jaya. It is one of hubby's company's panel doctor. (On a side note, this clinic is super high tech... u wont be able to see it from the outside - it looks super "old" from the outside... but on the contrary, everything is computerised, ie the doctor writes his notes on a computer screen and the nurse at the dispensary is able to look at it online immediately to prepare the medicine! cool!)

The doctor checked baby Sarah and said that it is nothing serious. The diarrhoea was caused by an external factor outside the gut so there's nothing to worry about. Yes, she's probably teething, and that could be a possible reason for diarrheoea. Baby Sarah was pretty much in her normal active self. (Yes, as usual she will be "moving" nonstop, and as the doctor checks her body with the stethoscope, she'll be holding on to it - as though another playing tool for her). After checking her body, he ended it with a pinch on her cheeks! Oh boy... Looking at her michelinny arms, he said she might be obese... so need to control her milk intake... oh well... the good part about all this is she is healthy and very active. Doctor also advised that we give her lactose-free milk and so he gave us a tin of Isomil Advance soy milk 400g to start off with. Lactose-free formula milk does not have cow's milk in it. The theory is that the part of the gut that helps to digest lactose is damaged in diarrhoea so that lactose-free formula milk might be easier to digest. And so we will give her that for now until she is completely healed of this diarrhoea.

Doctor also advise to give baby Sarah ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts). They are to be diluted with water and to be given to baby Sarah to prevent her from getting dehidration. Doctor gave us 10 packs - to be diluted with 8 oz of water each... hope baby Sarah learns to drink more water. She doesnt seem to like the taste of water, so that's a pretty hard role for us parents to make her drink.

Lord Jesus, we pray that baby Sarah will be healed completely of this diarrhoea. Take away every discomfort in her body - In Jesus name we pray, Amen!